Frank Lichtenheld <frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Add a note about the branches -> modules mapping to LIMITATIONS because > I really think it should be noted there and not just at the end of > the installation step-by-step HOWTO. > > I used "git branches" there and changed "heads" to "branches" in > my section about database configuration. I'm reluctant to replace > all occourences of "head" with "branch" though because you always > have to say "git branch" because CVS also has the concept of > branches. You can say "head" though, because there is no such > concept in CVS. In all the existing occourences of head other than > the one I changed I think "head" flows better in the text. Ah, I tend to agree. Mind if I applied only the first hunk then? > > Signed-off-by: Frank Lichtenheld <frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt | 6 +++++- > 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) > > Caused by me thinking about Junio's comment. > Better patches welcome but my motivation to try to write clear > and concise sentences in English is depleted for now, > so no critical comments without patches, plz :) > > diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt > index 9fbaf75..3615ce5 100644 > --- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt > +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt > @@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ over pserver for anonymous CVS access. > > CVS clients cannot tag, branch or perform GIT merges. > > +git-cvsserver maps GIT branches to CVS modules. This is very different > +from what most CVS users would expect since in CVS modules usually represent > +one or more directories. > + > INSTALLATION > ------------ > > @@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ Example: > Database Backend > ---------------- > > -git-cvsserver uses one database per git head (i.e. CVS module) to > +git-cvsserver uses one database per git branch (i.e. CVS module) to > store information about the repository for faster access. The > database doesn't contain any persitent data and can be completly > regenerated from the git repository at any time. The database > -- > 1.5.1 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html