Using CVS with subcontractors

2004-07-23 Thread Mark Doherty
Hello, I hope someone may be able to advise me with a cvs configuration issue I have to overcome. My company has subcontracted some work to an engineering firm in India, however some of the components that we have in our project are commercially sensitive and as such we need to prevent access t

Re: remote log information

2004-07-23 Thread Jason . Gibbons
Thanks, but that doesn't seem to work for me. When I try it, I get a warning that rlog is deprecated (and that I should use the synoymous log instead). It then returns the error that the file or directory cannot be found. I'm running CVS client 1.11 on Windows 2000, and 1.11.5 on the linux serv

RE: remote log information

2004-07-23 Thread Jim.Hyslop
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks, but that doesn't seem to work for me. When I try it, I get a > warning that rlog is deprecated (and that I should use the > synoymous log > instead). It then returns the error that the file or > directory cannot be > found. I'm running CVS client 1.11 on Wind

RE: ***glaring*** flaw in cvs import?

2004-07-23 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Robert P. J. Day wrote: > that's useful to know, but it's still appalling that the default > ignore list contains "core", which causes cvs to gleefully toss even > directories named "core". do i understand it correctly that there is > no way to configure cvs to ignore some *file* patterns but n

loosing branch when updating to a tag on the branch

2004-07-23 Thread todd breslow
Hi, Obviously I am doing something wrong. I've just re-read the manual and I can't find my errror. I am sorry to waste time on what is something very simple, but I need help! I am using cvs 1.11.5. client on one system and 1.10 on another. My working directory is a branch. "cvs status" confirms

Re: Using CVS with subcontractors

2004-07-23 Thread Larry Jones
Mark Doherty writes: > > My company has subcontracted some work to an engineering firm in India, > however some of > the components that we have in our project are commercially sensitive and as > such we need > to prevent access to these elements via cvs, how can I configure cvs to > allow co/ci

Re: ***glaring*** flaw in cvs import?

2004-07-23 Thread Larry Jones
Robert P. J. Day writes: > > do i understand it correctly that there is > no way to configure cvs to ignore some *file* patterns but not the > same *directory* patterns? Yes. > if that's true, that's definitely one of > the worst examples of software design i've seen in lots of years. That's

Re: remote log information

2004-07-23 Thread Larry Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Thanks, but that doesn't seem to work for me. When I try it, I get a > warning that rlog is deprecated (and that I should use the synoymous log > instead). Upgrade your client. You should probably upgrade the server, too. -Larry Jones TIME?! I just finished the

RE: loosing branch when updating to a tag on the branch

2004-07-23 Thread Jim.Hyslop
todd breslow wrote: > I am using cvs 1.11.5. client on one system and 1.10 on another. My > working directory is a branch. "cvs status" confirms that my > sticky bit > is a branch. I have tagged several times on the branch, but > whenever I > try to update to the tag the result is that I get a

Re: loosing branch when updating to a tag on the branch

2004-07-23 Thread Rohan Nandode
[g5/production/codebase] breslow% cvs status robots.txt === File: robots.txtStatus: Up-to-date Working revision:1.3 Repository revision: 1.3 /usr/home/giro1150/cvsroot/codebase/robots.txt,v Sticky Tag:

RE: Probleme using CVS

2004-07-23 Thread Jim.Hyslop
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like a consultation concerning CVS software:cvsnt-2.0.41a.exe > I have to use this software in a project. > I can't add the file how have size equal or more than 500 Mo > in the Repostory, > I don't know why??? > > I don't understand way. Somme bodies help me

RE: Probleme using CVS

2004-07-23 Thread Frederic Brehm
At 10:59 AM 7/23/2004, you wrote: > I can't add the file how have size equal or more than 500 Mo You might be running out of temporary disk space, or swap space. use the cvs -t switch on your command and post the result to the list. ___ Fr

Re: loosing branch when updating to a tag on the branch

2004-07-23 Thread todd breslow
Jim and Royan, Many thanks. In my example robots.txt did not change, but I did expected to see the status reflect that I still had the branch in my working directory. After updating to the test_tag_in_branch tag and looking at the status of another file that is indeed different on the branch t

RE: Probleme using CVS

2004-07-23 Thread Jim.Hyslop
[note: restoring info-cvs to recipient list] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > When i add the file how have size equal or more than 500 Mo, > the cvs serve take > a long time to do it. > and after when aske the database cvsrepostory i didn't found it. > but i have no error message!!. BTW, am I correct

Problem with Including a folder which has space in the name in a module

2004-07-23 Thread Winnie Du
Hi, There One developer has checked in a folder which has space in the name, like "MQWF Web Client" as folder name. Now I am having problem to include this folder in a module, like, mod_space -a "MQWF Web Client" in modules file. How do I fix this? Thanks a lot. Best Regards, Winnie Du [EMA

cvspass - obtaining the password

2004-07-23 Thread Lee
Hi, I'm trying to assess our systems security, and I'm looking at CVS right now. I cam across an article, `Securing CVS on OpenBSD` [http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/resources/running-a-secure-cvs.pdf] that the password in .cvspass can be obtained easily as the encryption algorithm is

RE: cvspass - obtaining the password

2004-07-23 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Lee wrote: > I'm trying to assess our systems security, and I'm looking at > CVS right > now. I cam across an article, `Securing CVS on OpenBSD` > [http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/resources/running- > a-secure-cvs.pdf] > that the password in .cvspass can be obtained easily as the >

Re: loosing branch when updating to a tag on the branch

2004-07-23 Thread Rohan Nandode
[production/codebase/Objects] breslow% cvs status AbstractEntry.php === File: AbstractEntry.php Status: Up-to-date Working revision:1.17.4.1 Repository revision: 1.17.4.1 /usr/home/giro1150/cvsroot/codebase/Objects/A

RE: loosing branch when updating to a tag on the branch

2004-07-23 Thread Jim.Hyslop
todd breslow wrote: > What is the correct practise here when you tag the state of your > working directory when working in a branch, update to that tag (let's > say to rollback a change) and want to check edits back in to the > branch? Is it possible to update -A -r and that > is how my > edi

RE: Problem with Including a folder which has space in the name i n a module

2004-07-23 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Winnie Du wrote: > One developer has checked in a folder which has space in the > name, like > "MQWF Web Client" as folder name. Now I am having problem to > include this > folder in a module, like, mod_space -a "MQWF Web Client" in > modules file. > > How do I fix this? Thanks a lot. Unfortuna

RE: loosing branch when updating to a tag on the branch

2004-07-23 Thread Rick Genter
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim.Hyslop Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 12:21 PM To: 'todd breslow'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: loosing branch when updating to a tag on the branch In general, try to avoid having t

RE: loosing branch when updating to a tag on the branch

2004-07-23 Thread Jim.Hyslop
Rick Genter wrote: > This brings up a question I've had for quite a while: is > there a way to "close" a branch? The only thing I can think of offhand would be to mark the tip of the branch as dead, by using 'cvs remove'. It won't prevent anyone from resurrecting the branch, though. -- Jim Hyslo

Problem of accessing branch

2004-07-23 Thread Winnie Du
Hi, All According to CVS manual chapter 5 (https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.12.8/cvs_5.html#SEC54), I created a branch named "Maintenance" to keep our production code for bug fixing and maintenance purpose. But other developers cannot see this branch, I mean they cannot access this br