From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9646 invoked by alias); 18 Jan 2002 15:36:01 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gcc-prs-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-prs-owner@gcc.gnu.org Received: (qmail 9632 invoked by uid 71); 18 Jan 2002 15:36:00 -0000 Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 07:36:00 -0000 Message-ID: <20020118153600.9631.qmail@sources.redhat.com> To: nobody@gcc.gnu.org Cc: gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org, From: Geoff Keating Subject: Re: other/5414: Suggest using -z1 option for cvs in contrib/gcc_update Reply-To: Geoff Keating X-SW-Source: 2002-01/txt/msg00657.txt.bz2 List-Id: The following reply was made to PR other/5414; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Geoff Keating To: Craig Rodrigues Cc: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org, georg.wild@gmx.de, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org Subject: Re: other/5414: Suggest using -z1 option for cvs in contrib/gcc_update Date: 18 Jan 2002 07:32:05 -0800 Craig Rodrigues writes: > http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=5414 > > The instructions at http://gcc.gnu.org recommend using -z 9, so would > this > be acceptable to add to gcc_update? > +cvs -z 9 -q update ${1+"$@"} This is really not a good idea in general. For some people, -z9 will make 'cvs update' faster, but for others it will make it slower, and it adds to the load on the server. Those who find -z9 or -z1 or whatever is helpful can add it to .cvsrc. -- - Geoffrey Keating