On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 01:49:36PM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote: > Sylvain Beucler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I switched Savannah to the Git package from backports.org, because it > > will be easier for other people to update it. > > > > I installed git-core and git-cvs, in both the main server, and in the > > 'cvs' vserver (where is it needed exactly already?). > > Hi Sylvain, > > Thanks! > It wasn't officially needed there.
Do you mean git-cvs is not needed in the 'cvs' vserver? Or something else? :) > It would be needed if I were syncing emacs' cvs-to-git > in the cvs vserver. Currently, I'm doing it via the host vserver. > > > Incidentally, to bypass packages dependencies I had to create a fake > > "cvs" package, using the 'equivs' method I discussed earlier. I also > > remember you mentioned something about cvsps, I though it was already > > installed, but apparently it wasn't; can you refresh my memory? :) > > It's required if we're going to do any incremental cvs-to-git sync > (via git-cvsimport) in the cvs vserver. OK, can you tell me what kind of git stuff is done these days? - automated cvs->git - manual cvs->git I'm a bit lost ;) > > Last, I tested git-cvsserver. It works for gnulib, but it fails for > > freedink: > > cvs -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/freedink.git co HEAD > > cvs checkout: warning: unrecognized response `Died at > > /usr/bin/git-cvsserver line 2640, <FILELIST> chunk 4.' from cvs server > > cvs checkout: warning: unrecognized response `Issuing rollback() for > > database handle being DESTROY'd without explicit disconnect(), <FILELIST> > > line 4.' from cvs server > > cvs [checkout aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if > > any) > > > > I enabled a log like you did for gnulib.git, you can have a look? > > 2007-11-08 00:38:29 : DEBUG - GITCVS::updater - Processing commit > > 494a33f37d8c6231c99a99708c7e4d9d54e76271 (139 of 182) > > 2007-11-08 00:38:29 : WARN - UNKNOWN FILE CHANGE mode=6, > > hash=662b71c28b5cc0dc6ea8edccb32c3f50d9ce15c5, change=T, name=README > > That's odd. > It looks like your cvs client sent a 'T' change command, which > isn't recognized. Only 'D'elete, 'M'odified and 'A'dded are recognized. > > What client/version are you using? CVS version 1.12.13, the Debian Lenny version. -- Sylvain
