RE: Log data for branches

2003-03-25 Thread Douglas Finkle
I have been meaning to get this back to Karl Fogel. This is what we did: === RCS file: /system/cvsroot/buildsvc/src/cvs2cl.pl,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -c -r1.1 -r1.2 *** buildsvc/src/cvs2cl.pl2002/05/21

RE: Problems with cvswrappers MERGE directive

2003-02-25 Thread Douglas Finkle
I need to be able to provide the CVS server with a directive that forces a merge using the cvswrappers functionality, overriding CVS's default COPY behavior for files marked as '-kb'. That is not currently possible. Can you please be more verbose? Also, I guess I don't understand the

RE: Info-cvs Digest, Vol 3, Issue 42

2003-02-25 Thread Douglas Finkle
Matt, thanks for your response. are you saying that they must be checked out to unix format, even on windows machines? then how does Visual Basic compile the source code, since it expects it in CRLF format? Yes, that is what I am saying. We have a multi-platform build environment here.

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2003-02-24 Thread Douglas Finkle
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Problems with cvswrappers MERGE directive

2003-02-24 Thread Douglas Finkle
I need to be able to provide the CVS server with a directive that forces a merge using the cvswrappers functionality, overriding CVS's default COPY behavior for files marked as '-kb'. Without adding complications of explaining our build process suffice it to say there is a requirement that all

Docs for cvs 1.11.4

2003-01-07 Thread Douglas Finkle
Is there a new set of [html] docs for the latest cvs release? The latest I can find are vintage 1.11.3. Thanks. ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

RE: GUI client that checks out 1 file?

2002-12-23 Thread Douglas Finkle
mehul choube wrote: Does anyone know how to check out just 1 file (as opposed to a whole directory) in WinCVS, Eclipse, or some other client? cvs checkout cvsClient/client.c Sorry, I've been directed to find a gui client that allows this. Do you know of any? WinCVS has a command

RE: Security options :-(

2002-12-17 Thread Douglas Finkle
That is, cvsphil can't login from the console, from telnet, rlogin, etc. I think this is mainly done by setting his login shell to /sbin/nologin or the equivalent. You'll also need to configure cvsphil such that he can only log on with a particular keypair. Otherwise, what

RE: Weird problem, not urgent, just curious

2002-12-17 Thread Douglas Finkle
I think you mean CVS 1.11.1p1 and 1.11.2 -- there is no 1.12 yet. Larry, any idea when you'll roll a new release? ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

RE: Security, audits and pserver

2002-12-13 Thread Douglas Finkle
A chroot environment is only good at containing what's inside it. It does not prevent access to the chroot environment from outside. I see. I guess it's obvious that the repository would have to be within the chroot'ed environment meaning that such an environment wouldn't help in

RE: Running a program after 'cvs commit' has completed

2002-12-07 Thread Douglas Finkle
You want to create an entry for your script in loginfo-- it runs right after commitinfo. -Original Message- From: David Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 3:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Running a program after 'cvs commit' has completed

RE: Sharing files across directories

2002-09-25 Thread Douglas Finkle
Is there a way to share a single source file across multiple directories in CVS, so that if it gets committed/merged in one directory the update registers in both locations? I know that VSS has this concept, and was wondering if CVS offers any sort of similar functionality. I was

RE: Sharing files across directories

2002-09-25 Thread Douglas Finkle
Is there a way to share a single source file across multiple directories in CVS, so that if it gets committed/merged in one directory the update registers in both locations? I know that VSS has this concept, and was wondering if CVS offers any sort of similar functionality. I was

RE: Strategy to merge an Rev A.a modification into Rev A, B, C ... sources

2002-09-04 Thread Douglas Finkle
Of course, diffing diff output makes for an unreadable mess, so instead I run both diffs in two xterm windows with the same geometry, then flip back and forth between the windows a few times quickly, looking for the characters that flicker. Our visual systems are very good at spotting

RE: branch access control

2002-09-03 Thread Douglas Finkle
Yes, you're right... you can use either of the two methods mentioned, 'cvs status', or the Entries file. Still, both of these methods are client side and their success depends upon software (e.g. Perl) that may or may not be present on client machines. I've yet to see a good reason why a patch

RE: branch access control

2002-09-03 Thread Douglas Finkle
At 01:06 PM 9/3/2002, Douglas Finkle wrote: Yes, you're right... you can use either of the two methods mentioned, 'cvs status', or the Entries file. Still, both of these methods are client side and their success depends upon software (e.g. Perl) that may or may not be present on client

RE: Locking a branch

2002-08-27 Thread Douglas Finkle
What is the best way to lock a branch? Should I use How about: ``Please don't commit to this branch until told otherwise, or you will be fired on grounds of inability to follow instructions.'' Why work with people that require a piece of software to stop them from doing

RE: Locking a branch

2002-08-27 Thread Douglas Finkle
Some time ago John Cavanaugh wrote a patch for commit.c, but I don't think it was ever incorporated-- don't know why. As John himself noted, the patch is not ready for prime time -- it does not include documentation updates and it is not upward compatible. In addition, I haven't

RE: cvsweb

2002-08-02 Thread Douglas Finkle
Have a look at ViewCVS... it's much the same idea, but w/ some very cool features added on (e.g. graphical history, sorting, and more); written in Python, and actively being developed. http://viewcvs.sourceforge.net/index.html -D ___ Info-cvs

RE: (no subject)

2002-07-31 Thread Douglas Finkle
Check out http://coombs.anu.edu.au/ipfilter/. You can make your server listen on _only_ the desired interface. I presume thats a no on a interface binding option. Atm I already have a chain in place. But, I would prefer the cvs-server process -not- to even listen on the second

RE: Selective merging of changes on the vendor branch

2002-06-24 Thread Douglas Finkle
I previously did a cvs import of 'third party code'. I have been making changes to the code, and checking these into cvs. I have done another import of the 'third party code'. I was hoping that I could pick only the parts of this latest code that I wanted to merge in with my changes.

RE: How 2 Secure the repository?

2002-03-11 Thread Douglas Finkle
Environment: cvs 1.11.1p running on unix. Clients are mostly wincvs1.13.7+ (in-house modifications to prevent password display on the screen) Huh? plink for ssh connection. Also, use Pageant on Windows. UNIX will require ssh-agent for the same functionality. Developers have valid

RE: spam on this list

2002-03-02 Thread Douglas Finkle
To the owner of this list: I suggest that the list is closed to the subscribers only. Quite a lot of spam is being sent there. What do you think ? I suggest they use ordb.org to lock out the spam from open relays. Most of the messages I've seen here as spam in the past

Loginfo misbehavior w/ CVS 1.11p1

2002-03-01 Thread Douglas Finkle
I'm trying to find out if there's been a change to the way CVS handles mail triggers in the info files. Specifically, I am having mail woes using 1.11p1. What used to work just dandy in v1.10 is now broken in v1.11p1. It seems as though the single quotes have been removed from the subject

RE: Loginfo misbehavior w/ CVS 1.11p1

2002-03-01 Thread Douglas Finkle
Here is the line in loginfo that worked in v1.10: DEFAULT /usr/ucb/Mail -s CVS Update: %{sv} ${USER}@nvs.com This change was inadvertently omitted from NEWS -- the substitution is now inside double quotes rather than single quotes (this allows us to support files with single

RE: ANN: cvssh - secure ext-to-pserver bridge

2002-02-21 Thread Douglas Finkle
Sorry, I've gotta jump in for a minute... Greg is right about SSH v pserver, however. There's only _EXACTLY_ one case where cvspserver is in any way more secure than giving out real accounts, and that's when pserver is used to give read-only anonymous access to a _copy_ of a repository.

CVS via SSH2 on Win32 hangs

2002-02-17 Thread Douglas Finkle
I am trying to connect to my CVS server via SSH2 and public key, and it is hanging my connection. I checked the archives, and some have had similar problems, and have stated that it's an SSH bug. Listed below is my scenario, s/w versions, etc. Can someone please offer a suggestion as to what

Looking for SSH authorized_keys cookie for CVS

2002-02-14 Thread Douglas Finkle
I'm looking for an example of a SSH public key that has the special command=cmd format for CVS. I'm setting up CVS server access, and want to be very explicit what can be done w/ the key. Can anyone, Greg?, provide an example of what the key should look like? TIA, Doug

RE: Looking for SSH authorized_keys cookie for CVS

2002-02-14 Thread Douglas Finkle
I'm looking for an example of a SSH public key that has the special command=cmd format for CVS. I'm setting up CVS server access, and want to be very explicit what can be done w/ the key. Can anyone, Greg?, provide an example of what the key should look like? I should also state that I

RE: Looking for SSH authorized_keys cookie for CVS

2002-02-14 Thread Douglas Finkle
I'm looking for an example of a SSH public key that has the special command=cmd format for CVS. I'm setting up CVS server access, and want to be very explicit what can be done w/ the key. Can anyone, Greg?, provide an example of what the key should look like? man ssh-keygen?

RE: Looking for SSH authorized_keys cookie for CVS

2002-02-14 Thread Douglas Finkle
On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 06:33:18PM -0500, Douglas Finkle wrote: Thoughts, references, examples? Don't know if this will help, but here's a key I use for port-forwarding a pop3 connection to give you an idea of the general format: command=sleep 10,no-X11-forwarding,no-agent

RE: SECURITY BUG in CVS 1.11.1

2002-02-12 Thread Douglas Finkle
It has been brought to my attention that CVS 1.11.1 and 1.11.1p1 have a bug in pserver mode that allows read-only users to run the tag command. This allows read-only users to add and, more importantly, move or delete tags. The bug does not affect releases prior to 1.11.1 and has been

RE: SECURITY BUG in CVS 1.11.1

2002-02-12 Thread Douglas Finkle
Douglas Finkle writes: Sorry, but can you provide a reference url, or ftp path for this update? I checked out on http://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/ProjectDownloadList and the last version posted was v1.11p1 on 2001-10-16. Sorry for the confusion -- at the moment, the fix is only

Checkout inconsistencies -- known bug?

2002-01-31 Thread Douglas Finkle
Scenario: Directory hierarchy (InstallShield project) checked into CVS filled with a few files, but mostly empty directories. The directory hierarchy is required by InstallShield, not me. Problem: On the trunk everything checks out complete w/ various empty dirs, and all is fine. On a branch

RE: Checkout inconsistencies -- known bug?

2002-01-31 Thread Douglas Finkle
Directory hierarchy (InstallShield project) checked into CVS filled with a few files, but mostly empty directories. The directory hierarchy is required by InstallShield, not me. Empty directories are not supported well in CVS. If your project requires some empty directory structure to

RE: multiple respositories using pserver

2002-01-29 Thread Douglas Finkle
Scott O. writes: Can you use pserver to authenticate for multiple repositories? If so what would the xinetd.conf look like. Thanks. Yes, just have multiple --allow-root= options: server_args = -f --allow-root=/u/cvs1 --allow-root=/u/cvs2 pserver FWIW, in Solaris 2.6 you

RE: Repository access question...

2002-01-24 Thread Douglas Finkle
On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 05:44:51PM +0100, Olav Lindkjølen wrote: In short: ---(Admin) must have read/write access to all modules. ---Users from Company B must have read/write access only to modules with code owned by them. ---Users from Company B must allso have Read Only Access to

RE: Repository access question...

2002-01-24 Thread Douglas Finkle
Disclaimer: I think this is all... Oh yeah, admin user cvs should be in all groups... cvs, public, company[abc] = Thanks for the detailed answer! ur welcome. Now for the trick question: If I am not going to use pserver, what is the easiest to set up, and

How to extract the branch tag with loginfo/commitinfo

2000-05-01 Thread Douglas Finkle
for supporting multiple NOCs. -- Thanks for the insight. -Doug -- Douglas Finkle Genuity, Inc.