Re: Accidentally merged out code.

2001-03-27 Thread Harald Kucharek
Andy Bradford wrote: > > Thus said Larry Jones on Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:41:12 EST: > > > > begin with then it could have removed it. Would this happen if they > > > were working on different versions of the same file? > > > > Usually this is caused by someone doing an update while they have a f

Re: WinCVS Setup!

2001-03-27 Thread Andy Bradford
Thus said Rob Helmer on Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:17:58 PST: > www.scriptics.com exists, I can even ping it.. > > Looks like their web server is down at the moment :( He might also try dev.scriptics.com Andy -- [---[system uptime]] 10:30pm up 41

Re: Accidentally merged out code.

2001-03-27 Thread Andy Bradford
Thus said Larry Jones on Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:41:12 EST: > > begin with then it could have removed it. Would this happen if they > > were working on different versions of the same file? > > Usually this is caused by someone doing an update while they have a file > loaded into a text editor and t

Re: email notification, CVS server/client

2001-03-27 Thread Larry Jones
Jeffrey Liu writes: > > when tester commit change, the email notification is from "pubcvs@" > > What do we need to change so that commit notification is sent from > tester, > real user account, not from a shared account(pubcvs)? http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs_18.html#SEC170 -Larry

Re: can't connect with windows cvs

2001-03-27 Thread Larry Jones
Stephen Morley writes: > > Thanks for the input. The problem was a little obtuse and I'm still not sure > why it solved it but when I stopped using an IP address and changed to a > host name (define in hosts file) I was able to connect!! Well, the obvious answer is that you were using the wrong

Cvs branch merging

2001-03-27 Thread anup nanda
Dear CVS users I have a problem getting cvs branch merging working I have a main branch for our website content, and a development branch for our test environment. How do I merge the new content in the main branch (stuff in after code freeze lifted) and a few bug fixes from the dev branch? I

Re: SSH key support in WinCVS?

2001-03-27 Thread Alexandre Parenteau
Alex, > (I see no metion of a mailing list on cvsgui.org; Is this the right list?) Nope, we are on yahoo groups, see the main page of cvsgui.org > I am required to give people on Windows machines access to our repository. > My experience and the stories on www.cvsgui.org/ssh.html indicate that

SSH key support in WinCVS?

2001-03-27 Thread Alex Holst
(I see no metion of a mailing list on cvsgui.org; Is this the right list?) I am required to give people on Windows machines access to our repository. My experience and the stories on www.cvsgui.org/ssh.html indicate that WinCVS does not support keys that have passphrases[1]. Can this really be tr

RE: WinCVS Setup!

2001-03-27 Thread Jerry Nairn
>From: Rob Helmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 4:18 PM >They are the definitive source, you may try searching for "tcl81.dll" >on http://www.google.com or the like.. Sorry I steered you wrong on this once already. I momentarily got scriptics mixed up with sourcegear

Re: WinCVS Setup!

2001-03-27 Thread Rob Helmer
www.scriptics.com exists, I can even ping it.. Looks like their web server is down at the moment :( They are the definitive source, you may try searching for "tcl81.dll" on http://www.google.com or the like.. .cvspass can optionally store your pserver password for you, .cvsrc can optionally sto

RE: can't connect with windows cvs

2001-03-27 Thread Stephen Morley
Thanks for the input. The problem was a little obtuse and I'm still not sure why it solved it but when I stopped using an IP address and changed to a host name (define in hosts file) I was able to connect!! Any idea why? Stephen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

email notification, CVS server/client

2001-03-27 Thread Jeffrey Liu
Question about commit notification email in CVS server/client mode. We set up CVS server/client operation, and use password authentication. Several users are defined run as pubcvs. $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/passwd: tester:XR4pjK023zika:pubcvs when tester commit change, the email notification is from "p

Re: can't connect with windows cvs

2001-03-27 Thread Larry Jones
Stephen Morley writes: > > I have an odd problem in that I can't get the command line version of cvs > under windows to connect. I am able to get the system to connect to itself > (Solaris 2.5). But when I try to do the same thing from windows I get > Connection refused. > > telnet from the NT b

can't connect with windows cvs

2001-03-27 Thread Stephen Morley
I have an odd problem in that I can't get the command line version of cvs under windows to connect. I am able to get the system to connect to itself (Solaris 2.5). But when I try to do the same thing from windows I get Connection refused. telnet from the NT box report the bad auth protocol messag

Re: WinCVS Setup!

2001-03-27 Thread Eric Siegerman
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 02:23:59PM -0800, Jerry Nairn wrote: > The current source for information about cvs itself used to be scriptics, > but is now http://www.cvshome.org . No, scriptics is (still -- but at "dev.scriptics.com", not "www") the TCL site. CVS was at cyclic. -- | | /\ |-_|/ >

RE: WinCVS Setup!

2001-03-27 Thread Jerry Nairn
It sounds like you have an old version of WinCVS. Go to http://www.cvsgui.org to get the latest version of the software and the documentation. The current source for information about cvs itself used to be scriptics, but is now http://www.cvshome.org . Jerry > From: Brian Sequeira [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Accidentally merged out code.

2001-03-27 Thread Larry Jones
Andy Bradford writes: > > I'm not sure how to describe this situation, but I'll try. Two people > had copies of the repository (I believe the same). The first person > made changes and committed them. The second person also made changes > and committed them. Then, a third person that supposed

Re: pserver source

2001-03-27 Thread Larry Jones
Stephen Morley writes: > > I built cvs from the 1.11 sources but it does not include pserver (that I > can find). Where do you get a copy of this? pserver is part of cvs, not a separate executable. If you do ``cvs --help-commands'', you should see ``pserver'' in the list. If not, configure was

Accidentally merged out code.

2001-03-27 Thread Andy Bradford
I'm not sure how to describe this situation, but I'll try. Two people had copies of the repository (I believe the same). The first person made changes and committed them. The second person also made changes and committed them. Then, a third person that supposedly had the same tree, checked in

WinCVS Setup!

2001-03-27 Thread Brian Sequeira
Hello,   Does anyone have any notes on how to setup up WinCVS for Windows 2000? I have been having trouble with it. We use CVS with SSH.   In the readme, it says that you need tcl81.dll, what is this file? I dont have it in my system, then it says refer to http://www.scriptics.com which d

pserver source

2001-03-27 Thread Stephen Morley
I built cvs from the 1.11 sources but it does not include pserver (that I can find). Where do you get a copy of this? Stephen ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: Windows GUI fro CVS

2001-03-27 Thread Richard Wesley
At 2:19 PM -0600 3/27/01, Alexander Kamilewicz wrote: >Patrick Lynch wrote: >> >> Alex, >> I just started using WinCvs on a Windows 2K client connected to a Windows NT >> File Server and it works very well... >> I gathered that WinCvs worked on Mac too but I didn't realize that it worked >> o

Re: Windows GUI fro CVS

2001-03-27 Thread Alexander Kamilewicz
Patrick Lynch wrote: > > Alex, > I just started using WinCvs on a Windows 2K client connected to a Windows NT > File Server and it works very well... > I gathered that WinCvs worked on Mac too but I didn't realize that it worked > on Linux. > Thanks, > Pat Well, WinCVS will work on Windows-only,

Merge conflict?

2001-03-27 Thread Tristan Juricek
Title: Merge conflict? I'm getting a merge conflict when merging files that only have lines deleted from the branch to the main repository. Essentially what's happening is that we have a build system here that automatically creates user branches for doing work.  One of the users made some l

Re: branching/development strategy

2001-03-27 Thread Noel L Yap
Take a look at http://www.enteract.com/~bradapp/acme/branching/. Noel [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 2001.03.26 22:36:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: Noel L Yap) Subject: branching/development strategy I was hoping this would be discussed on this list but I haven't seen it yet. When you h

RE: Error in trying to checkout directories

2001-03-27 Thread Brown, Bob
Yes, thank you. That is exactly the problem. Apparently each of the failing users were in a different group. The quickest solution was to change the repository to 777 for the directories (from 775), the long term solution is to set up groups for each directory and add people to the appropriate g

Re: Error in trying to checkout directories

2001-03-27 Thread Larry Jones
Brown, Bob writes: > > cvs server: Updating supportsite/docs/DFA_info > cvs server: failed to create lock directory in repository > `/build/cvs/supportsite/docs/DFA_info': Permission denied The person getting that error doesn't have write permission in that directory

Re: Windows GUI fro CVS

2001-03-27 Thread Alexander Kamilewicz
> Charles wrote: > > I'm looking for a good GUI for windows machines to connect to a Linux > box with CVS, any recommendations? WinCVS: http://www.cvsgui.org Alex -- This message is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named herein. The information contained in this message is conf

Re: Multiple log messages?

2001-03-27 Thread Larry Jones
Chris Chambers writes: > > When I modify files under CVS and perform a commit, it often brings up my > editor several times for different log messages, with different, seemingly > arbitrary groupings of files. Commit works a (sub)directory at a time -- you get prompted for a log message for each

Re: Multiple log messages?

2001-03-27 Thread Alexander Kamilewicz
Chris Chambers wrote: > > When I modify files under CVS and perform a commit, it often brings up my > editor several times for different log messages, with different, seemingly > arbitrary groupings of files. > > Why is that? What's it doing? It's possible that the administrator is having commi

Re: cvs checkout

2001-03-27 Thread Alexander Kamilewicz
irina sturm wrote: > > I've noticed the following behaviour > on the "cvs co" command and I would > like to know if this is normal, and why. > > I have the following situation in the > repository: > > - >| 1.1 | Tagged with Head_vers_1_1 > - > | >

Re: Error in trying to checkout directories

2001-03-27 Thread Alexander Kamilewicz
"Brown, Bob" wrote: > > I am using WinCVS 1.2 > > When I try to do a checkout module, it grabs all of the files > from the module just fine (supportsite) but it always fails on > the sub directories with this error message. > > cvs server: Updating supportsite/docs/DFA_info > cvs server

Re: CVS Question

2001-03-27 Thread Alexander Kamilewicz
Richard Abbott wrote: > > Maybe this is a silly question, but is there any way to check out a single > file that is in a module (rather than the whole module)? I believe: $cvs get -d put_it_here_directory module/foo/bar/zap/zing/dong/ding/dang/gork.htm should work. I hope that helps! Alex _

Windows GUI fro CVS

2001-03-27 Thread Charles
I'm looking for a good GUI for windows machines to connect to a Linux box with CVS, any recommendations?   Thanks   Charles

Re: Question about CVS

2001-03-27 Thread Gerhard Sittig
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 14:29 +0200, Stephane BURKEL wrote: > > I have install CVS 1.9 on my station with HP-UX B.11.00. Does this version of CVS use the external RCS commands or does it bring their functionality with it? See the doc on this. > But when I run this command: "cvs -d /usr/local/c

Re: Uninstall CVS

2001-03-27 Thread Gerhard Sittig
On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 11:29 -0800, Jeeva Sarma wrote: > > I want to upgrade my cvs server to 1.11.To uninstall the old > version,which are all the files/exes that I need to remove??Can > someone help me with this? > > [ ... ] > > I forgot to mention that my server(version 1.10.7) is on > Unix

Survey on security with CVS

2001-03-27 Thread Henry Tumblin
We would like to ask the CVS user community the following questions to gauge interest in providing more stringent security for CVS: 1. Which source code control packages do you currently use. CVS ClearCase Visual Source Safe other(please list) 2. What is the size

Error in trying to checkout directories

2001-03-27 Thread Brown, Bob
I am using WinCVS 1.2 When I try to do a checkout module, it grabs all of the files from the module just fine (supportsite) but it always fails on the sub directories with this error message. cvs server: Updating supportsite/docs/DFA_info cvs server: failed to create lock director

Multiple log messages?

2001-03-27 Thread Chris Chambers
When I modify files under CVS and perform a commit, it often brings up my editor several times for different log messages, with different, seemingly arbitrary groupings of files. Why is that? What's it doing? ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: upgrading repository from 1.10.8+ to 1.11, solaris to linux RedHa

2001-03-27 Thread Larry Jones
Gilles-Eric Descamps writes: > > cvs is running through inetd in pserver mode. > files of the repository are accessed through NFS. Why are you using NFS to access the repository if you're running pserver? It would be a lot more efficient to run pserver on the machine where the repository is.

Re: Question about CVS

2001-03-27 Thread Larry Jones
Stephane BURKEL writes: > > I have install CVS 1.9 on my station with HP-UX B.11.00. > But when I run this command: "cvs -d /usr/local/cvsroot init", > I have an error message: > "ci error: unknown option: -x,v/ >ci aborted" You have an ancient version of CVS along with a prehistoric versi

Re: CVS Question

2001-03-27 Thread Larry Jones
irina sturm writes: > > cvs co module/file > should do what you want: it creates > directory module with only file in > it. > > However, you might don't want an > extra directory module on top of the > file, and I think (please anybody > correct me if I am wrong) this is > not possible as CVS i

RE: Import not working recursively

2001-03-27 Thread Echlin, Michael
Our practice when generating a directory tree for later population is to put in a readme file describing the intent and later update it to describe the reason for the directory to exist and the files contained in it. Our philosophy has been, if you can't articulate the reason for something then yo

Few CVS Questions

2001-03-27 Thread Brian Sequeira
Hello,   I have a few questions and any help would be greatly appreciated:   We have no CM tool in place for anything besides code(CVS and GNU Makefiles) . What do we use for Non-CI's like documenting bug fixes, patch releases(release notes), any reports, documentations, and for change man

Re: CVS Question

2001-03-27 Thread irina sturm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Maybe this is a silly question, but is there any way to check out a single > file that is in a module (rather than the whole module)? > > - Rich > cvs co module/file should do what you want: it creates directory module with only file in it. However, you might don

commitinfo to check local files

2001-03-27 Thread Fischer, Balazs
I use cvs to control xmath script files. When a mathscript function foo.msf is compiled the result is a file named foo.xf. I want to make a commit impossible if there is no .xf file in the users directory (that means that the user has to run the script at least once before he checks it in). AFAIK

RE: CVS Question

2001-03-27 Thread Michael Thiele
Hi Rich, it is possible. Try it :-) cvs co // cu Michael > -Original Message- > From: Richard Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 4:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: CVS Question > > > Maybe this is a silly question, but is there any way to che

Re: CVS Question

2001-03-27 Thread Szabó Tamás
By specifing the file as a parameter $cvs co filename Tamas Richard Abbott wrote: > > Maybe this is a silly question, but is there any way to check out a single > file that is in a module (rather than the whole module)? > > - Rich > > ___ > Info-c

CVS Question

2001-03-27 Thread Richard Abbott
Maybe this is a silly question, but is there any way to check out a single file that is in a module (rather than the whole module)? - Rich ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Question about CVS

2001-03-27 Thread Stephane BURKEL
Hello, Could you help me, please. I have install CVS 1.9 on my station with HP-UX B.11.00. But when I run this command: "cvs -d /usr/local/cvsroot init", I have an error message: "ci error: unknown option: -x,v/ ci aborted" The command "man cvs" inform me that thse options don't exist. I thi

reports on cvsweb

2001-03-27 Thread rajeswari radhakrishnan
is it possible to get monthly report on cvweb _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gn

cvs checkout

2001-03-27 Thread irina sturm
Hi, I've noticed the following behaviour on the "cvs co" command and I would like to know if this is normal, and why. I have the following situation in the repository: - | 1.1 | Tagged with Head_vers_1_1 - | > Branch br_1 There is, an in

Branches in modules files [Was : Defining modules]

2001-03-27 Thread so
Hi everyboby, On Monday, March 5, 2001 at 11:13:42 -0500 (EST), Larry Jones wrote : >Michael Lukaschek writes: >> > [snip] > >> Is there a way to specify a branch in the modules file? I want to define >> a module using a specified branch of another module... > >No. You're not the first person to

Re: Changing the group of the repository

2001-03-27 Thread irina sturm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi Irina, > > > I just want to check if I am correct: > > > > - the repository is in REPOSITORY_RELEASE_1 > > and has the following rights > > > > drwxr-s--- 6 sturmi gr14096 Mar 1 16:05 > > REPOSITORY_RELEASE_1 > > > > - the REPOSITORY_RELEASE_1/CVSROOT