[Biopython-dev] Biopython SVN Transition

Peter biopython-dev at maubp.freeserve.co.uk
Tue Nov 13 10:07:22 UTC 2007


Chris Lasher wrote:
>> In terms of timing, how long do you/the OBF guys expect the transfer to
>> take?  And would they prefer to do this over a weekend or mid week?
> 
> Not sure, let me ask Jason Stajich.
 > ...
 > I think we could expect less than a full day downtime.

Any preference on mid week versus weekend? I'm still happy with any time 
in the next fortnight.

>> P.S. Would you or any of the people doing the transition be able to sort
>> out bug 2363?
>> http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2363
> 
> That's a very good question. I wonder if cvs2svn is capable of picking
> up those errors in commits and choose the proper format. I had trouble
> getting a hold of an expert who could tell me how to identify files
> committed as binary files, and how to change that to text (or vice
> versa). I should send an email to the Subversion mailing list,
> perhaps, or the CVS list if it's still active. I'll also check to see
> if Jason knows.

If you can solve this, it would make life easier for building from 
source on Windows :)

Thanks

Peter




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