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Is it possible to point an SVN Externals directive at a CVS repository?

Aziz Shaikh
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No, it is not possible.

SVN externals simply does an checkout or update on the repository path you give it. Which doesn't support CVS.

SVN Book Chapter on Externals

The only thing you should point at CVS is a gun.. or cvs2svn. Long live SVN!

Ryu
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  • Thanks, the issue here was that I'd like to link to someone else's CVS repository from my SVN repository, not that I love CVS. – Mark Elliot Oct 07 '09 at 01:29
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    Yes I understand, we sometimes have to live with old technologies. I just wanted to throw a zinger at CVS. Your best bet is probably to just have a batch file or shell script you can double click to do a check out or update of cvs repo with – Ryu Oct 07 '09 at 01:43