[cvsnt] Upgrade to 2.5.03.2260 Questions

[Arthur Barrett]

ronb,

> Q1: Since I am on a Linux box, using rpms, 
> is it necessary/recommended to uninstall the 
>previous version of cvsnt before updating?

It wouldn't hurt - but make sure you have a backup.

> Q2: The tech specs link on the March-Hare site 
> states that for Linux, the OS should be RHEL v4, 
> update 1.  The file downloaded for a Linux OS has a 
> "rh9" embedded in the title.  Does this imply that 
> this package will run on RH9 and RHEL4? And more 
> importantly for my site, is running .2260 
> supported on a RHEL3 server?

Depends on what you mean by supported.  The commercial support is only "officially" for RHEL4 since that is what we validate on, but the packages I believe are built on RH9 and the cvs.cvsnt.org server may also be RH9 - not sure.  The only other support is this newsgroup - and there may (or may not) be other RHEL3 users out there to help you.

> Q4: Must the database/auditing feature be enabled 
> in order to use 2.5.03.2260? If no, are there any 
> caveats in setting up such an installation?

It is disabled by default.

> Q5: If it is not used at the start, can I enable the 
> auditing capability at some later date? 

Yes - but obviously there will be no history.

> Q6: Is there a procedure documented somewhere on how to 
> get the auditing feature running and using it? I am aware 
> of this link: 

The documentation is in the configuration files and the source code.  If you'd like to write something in the Wiki you can request authoring permission and away you go.

> Q9: As far as reference manuals, is the focus 
> for documentation to shift users towards the e-book? 

You are able to contribute to the open source project documentation by checking out the source docbook and adding stuff.  Post the patches to the dev group, or request commit rights.

The eBook is bundled with the commercial version and documents "best practice" and "commercially supported features".  Eg: the current version does not document the mail plugin (it documents CVSMailer instead) since at the time of writing the mail plugin was experimental.  The eBook update for 2.5.03 is still being written but will probably document the mail plugin and drop the CVSMailer doco.

> Does the e-book have greater content for setting 
> up and using the new features within cvsnt, or is 
> it more of a methodology/philosophy of version control 

It's both.  The eBook page has a link to the table of contents.

Regards,



Arthur Barrett