SEUL: Re: Questions regarding website updates

[Roger R Dingledine <arma@mit.edu>]

> Roger,
> 
> I have never used CVS so I have a few questions.
> 
> >You say: Modify your file in cvs like you have been doing
> >You say: Do a cvs commit like you have been doing
> ? I have never done a cvs update at SEUL. So , can you spell out the =
> exact steps (one command at a time)
 
http://www.seul.org/archives/seul/pub/Oct-1998/msg00061.html
looks like a good document to read.
Feel free to turn it into something more readable and link to it from the
seul/pub part of the website. :)

> With the new procedure, we will be logging into belegost and whatever we =
> commit to cvs will appear
> on the website. We have to first ssh to user@cran.mit.edu. Is that =
> right?
 
Correct. And you won't be able to login to seul@belegost until you
run ssh-keygen and then tell me you did.

> Will the cvs method modify the html files we submit? I was reading a =
> document by Simon (on CVS at SEUL)
> and I got the impression that whatever is submitted via cvs will be =
> 'massaged' further. In that case, there=20
> could be changes we (html author) do not want.

If you checkin a document that ends in a .sdoc, then it will convert
it into a .html file. No other files are affected.
 
> Regards,
> Anand
 
Thanks!
--Roger