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KernelTrap: Accessing The Latest Source Without BitKeeper

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 9, 2002

[ Thanks to Jeremy
Andrews
for this link. ]

“In response to the recent BKL debate, Rik van Riel has expanded
his kernel source archives, making the latest 2.4 and 2.5 kernel
source trees available via rsynch. Larry McVoy has explained that
BitKeeper was designed with SCCS compatability in mind for this
very purpose, so the source archives can be accessed with other
tools, such as GNU CSSC (requiring a small patch, explained
within).

“Rik points out that this makes it possible for those actively
developing and/or using an alternative source control system to
access the latest kernel tree, saying, ‘If you (for random values
of ‘you’) want to put the Linux kernel source in another source
control system and/or you develop another source control system,
you won’t need bitkeeper in order to do so…’ All the same, Rik
uses and enjoys BitKeeper himself, adding, ‘I won’t be holding my
breath for a better tool than bitkeeper, though… it’ll probably
be quite a while for the other source control tools to come close
to the functionality I’m using on a daily basis ;)…'”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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