John Polstra wrote:
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kent Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > "David W. Chapman Jr." wrote:
> > > That's just it I believe the problem is fixed, or at the cvs one, not the
> > > cvsup one(if there is a problem with cvsup). Once you delete your checkout
> > > file all is well and "fixed"
> >
> > No, it isn't fixed or at least because a very recent update from cvsup13
> > doesn't work. The first thing it does is checkout the two patch files and
> > tomcat.sh. Then, it tries to delete the directory, which fails because it
> > isn't empty.
>
> Let me try to clear up the confusion. There's a combination of
> things going on.
>
> 1. There was a problem in the CVS repository. I fixed that manually
> during the weekend. The repository is fine now.
>
> 2. My manual fix of the repository provoked a bug in CVSup which is
> affecting some people. I had run a bunch of tests before making the
> repository fix, but my tests were inadequate to find this particular
> problem. I know more or less what is happening and will be able to
> fix the bug, but you shouldn't wait for that. You should work around
> it (see below).
>
> 3. The nature of the bug is such that it creates a bogus entry in
> the checkouts file. That causes the problem to keep happening until
> the checkouts file is repaired manually or removed. I posted
> instructions on how to fix the file in a separate mail. Basically,
> you have to edit the checkouts file and delete all lines containing
> "jakarta-tomcat".
>
> 4. Removing the checkouts file works too, but it's a sledge hammer
> approach and is better avoided. There's useful information in there,
> so it's better not to throw it away.
>
> 5. Somebody suggested adding an entry to the refuse file to ignore
> the jakarta-tomcat port. That probably hides the problem, but it
> doesn't really fix anything. The breakage is still there in your
> checkouts file. Therefore I don't recommend using the refuse file as
> a work-around.
>
> John
> --
> John Polstra [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA
> "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence." -- Chögyam Trungpa
>
Yes, nuking /usr/sup/ports-all/checkout.cvs:. works. Might be nice if
this "feature" of cvs was quashed with a fairly heavy sledge hammer. :)
jmc
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