Re: Removal of tagged files

2004-11-30 Thread Larry Jones
to actually doing it yet. -Larry Jones If I get a bad grade, it'll be YOUR fault for not doing the work for me! -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: no such repository

2004-11-30 Thread Larry Jones
in /data/cvs/myproject since that would imply that myproject is in /data/cvs/myproject/myproject. You probably want your CVSROOT to be: CVSROOT=:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/data/cvs -Larry Jones How am I supposed to learn surgery if I can't dissect anything? -- Calvin

Re: sticky tags!

2004-11-30 Thread Larry Jones
-A. -Larry Jones It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what's cool. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: import failed ...

2004-11-29 Thread Larry Jones
: fatal error no such user: If there's really no username after the message, you almost certainly have a : after the password in CVSROOT/passwd that shouldn't be there. -Larry Jones The hardest part for us avant-garde post-modern artists is deciding whether or not to embrace commercialism. -- Calvin

Re: List of branch/tag

2004-11-29 Thread Larry Jones
Paola Attadio writes: I'd like to know if exist same cvs command to get the list of branch/tag on a specific module. Tags are applied to individual files, not modules. You can get a list of tags on a file with either log or status -v. -Larry Jones When you're as far ahead of the class

Re: cvs-1.12.9 features

2004-11-29 Thread Larry Jones
. The manual is somewhat confused, however, the actual option name is KeywordExpand, not KeywordExpansion. Also, I can't use the ACL, in this case, is necessary install some patch? There is no ACL support in standard CVS. -Larry Jones Temporary insanity! That's all it was! -- Calvin

Re: Importing then checking out?

2004-11-29 Thread Larry Jones
/wdiff is the path to a directory in the repository. It's not really a module unless you add it to the CVSROOT/modules file, although many people use module and directory interchangably since CVS commands accept either one. -Larry Jones I've never seen a sled catch fire before. -- Hobbes

Re: -- How to delete a Branch ???

2004-11-26 Thread Larry Jones
there aren't, which is seriously wrong. The fundamental problem is that admin was just a wrapper for RCS and it's never been enhanced to treat branches the way CVS does instead of the way RCS does. -Larry Jones It's either spectacular, unbelievable success, or crushing, hopeless defeat

Re: Merge issues.

2004-11-22 Thread Larry Jones
; otherwise, CVS just quietly merges the changes. -Larry Jones Well of course the zipper's going to get stuck if everyone stands around WATCHING me! -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: import

2004-11-20 Thread Larry Jones
=?iso-8859-1?q?Gleidson=20S=E1=20Barreto?= writes: It is not possible to import alone the folders of a project without the archives? Not in general. CVS only manages files, not directories. (In local mode, CVS will import empty directories, but not in client/server mode.) -Larry Jones

Re: protocol error: `..' has too many ..

2004-11-17 Thread Larry Jones
and never fixed. -Larry Jones ANY idiot can be famous. I figure I'm more the LEGENDARY type! -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: SSH configuration

2004-11-16 Thread Larry Jones
Paola Attadio writes: Is possible use SSH with cvs users ($CVSROOT/CVSROOT/passwd)? No. -Larry Jones Let's pretend I already feel terrible about it, and that you don't need to rub it in any more. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL

Re: Question regarding cvs admin

2004-11-16 Thread Larry Jones
version of CVS, you didn't do what you said you did, or your repository is (or appears to be) checked out from another repository. -Larry Jones OK, what's the NEXT amendment say? I know it's in here someplace. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL

Re: Merge problem

2004-08-31 Thread Larry Jones
that were made on the branch. Are you sure you're not trying to merge changes that you've already merged some time before? -Larry Jones I just can't identify with that kind of work ethic. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: CO Only One File

2004-08-29 Thread Larry Jones
Al Whitener writes: What's the syntax for checking out only one file? cvs co module/file -Larry Jones He's just jealous because I accomplish so much more than he does. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: Remote CVS

2004-08-28 Thread Larry Jones
being executed by non- interactive shells that aren't connected to a tty. You should be able to use tty -s or test -t 0 to determine if you're connected to a tty or not. -Larry Jones What's the matter? Don't you trust your own kid?! -- Calvin ___ Info

Re: Reverting a concrete revision

2004-08-26 Thread Larry Jones
on 1.4. If the changes of 1.5 and 1.6 are small (or changes of 1.) it can be do it manually but this is not my case. Is there any way to do this in CVS? Of course, just merge those changes back in: cvs up -j1.4 -j1.6 file.c -Larry Jones These findings suggest a logical course

Re: Question about process scheduleing

2004-08-26 Thread Larry Jones
Lynch, Harold writes: On most of the machine in the shop it takes between 10 and 15 minutes, on one machine it can take an hour. Look for network problems with that machine -- that sounds like dropped packets and retransmissions. -Larry Jones Yep, we'd probably be dead by now if it wasn't

Re: .dfm files check in as text in CVS leads to any corruption?

2004-08-24 Thread Larry Jones
real work. Not that I would know, mind you -Larry Jones I've never seen a sled catch fire before. -- Hobbes ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: How to determine date of a branch tag?

2004-08-10 Thread Larry Jones
Dennis Jones writes: Is there a way to determine the date (and maybe time) that a branch tag was created? Only if it was logged in the history file. -Larry Jones OK, there IS a middle ground, but it's for sissy weasels. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs

Re: How to allow access to new repositories without root permission?

2004-08-10 Thread Larry Jones
to avoid the problem in the future is to change the [x]inetd configuration to run a script rather than running CVS directly so you can just change the script in the future rather than having to change the [x]inetd configuration. -Larry Jones I obey the letter of the law, if not the spirit. -- Calvin

Re: How to detect files not yet checked out in CVS ????

2004-08-10 Thread Larry Jones
. Unfortunately, the way checkout (and update) work, it isn't really possible for -n to work completely correctly in all cases and this is one of the cases where it doesn't. -Larry Jones Ever notice how tense grown-ups get when they're recreating? -- Calvin

Re: group permissions on parts of a module

2004-08-05 Thread Larry Jones
for LockDir. -Larry Jones I think football is a sport the way ducks think hunting is a sport. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: group permissions on parts of a module

2004-08-04 Thread Larry Jones
to put the lock files somewhere other than in the repository: https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs_2.html#SEC13 -Larry Jones Bad news, Mom. I promised my soul to the Devil this afternoon. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list

Re: CVS with a Novell repository (academic environement)?

2004-08-03 Thread Larry Jones
Todd Denniston writes: But you should be aware that most data loss/corruption troubles CVS has ever had, involved a network file system. (correct Larry?) Correct. -Larry Jones Start tying the sheets together. We'll go out the window. -- Calvin

Re: Getting user id when committing?

2004-08-03 Thread Larry Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I need to write a script that maps a cvs/unix user id to a bugzilla user id. I know CVS knows the user that cvs commits a change. How do I get this info? Is it the %s variable? https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs_18.html#SEC181 -Larry Jones

Re: using cvs history files e, g foo.c, v to clone a hierarchy and r

2004-08-02 Thread Larry Jones
sfgaijin writes: Would untarring the file under CVSROOT and editing the modules file work ? Yes. You don't even *have* to edit the modules file, although you might want to. -Larry Jones I must have been delirious from having so much fun. -- Calvin

Re: how to kill server but not client

2004-07-31 Thread Larry Jones
have an option to build a client- only executable. -Larry Jones I stand FIRM in my belief of what's right! I REFUSE to compromise my principles! -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: Is there a way to Auto-Watch ?

2004-07-29 Thread Larry Jones
watch any new files in that directory? -Larry Jones No one can prove I did that!! -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: moving repository to a new server

2004-07-29 Thread Larry Jones
://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs_2.html#SEC25 -Larry Jones From now on, I'm devoting myself to the cultivation of interpersonal relationships. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: Why does CVS remember the last login user?

2004-07-28 Thread Larry Jones
remove fileTestBEA -Larry Jones Talk about someone easy to exploit! -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: Update problems - Can't parse date/time

2004-07-28 Thread Larry Jones
(.) as the date and then complained about the invalid format. -Larry Jones I keep forgetting that rules are only for little nice people. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: readers and writers file

2004-07-28 Thread Larry Jones
Nina Pham writes: so if I the client access cvs via :ext, how can I grant them readonly permission? By using normal filesystem permissions. See the manual: https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs_2.html#SEC13 -Larry Jones My C- firmly establishes me on the cutting

Re: CVS Problem : Broken Sync?

2004-07-28 Thread Larry Jones
running is an older release. Either update the server or remove the offending lines from the config file. -Larry Jones These findings suggest a logical course of action. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org

Re: mutile root doesn't work ?

2004-07-26 Thread Larry Jones
scsoce writes: i put a new --allow-root option in the xinet, but the last path refused to work while server rejected access to the path for the user You need to tell xinetd to re-read it's configuration. See the xinetd man page or your system administrator. -Larry Jones Hmm... That might

Re: Access to old historic CVS releases ?

2004-07-26 Thread Larry Jones
Harry Putnam writes: The link at: you must first set up an SSH tunnel for security purposes Seems to be broken... it leads to: HTTP Status 404 - /servlets/{0} See the More about SSH tunneling link at the bottom of the page instead. -Larry Jones Mom must've put my cape in the wrong

Re: Problem changing Sticky Options

2004-07-26 Thread Larry Jones
-A in the working directory to reset it. -Larry Jones Physical education is what you learn from having your face in someone's armpit right before lunch. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: Using CVS with subcontractors

2004-07-23 Thread Larry Jones
to certain modules and not to others? Set the file/directory ownership and permissions appropriately: https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs_2.html#SEC13 -Larry Jones These pictures will remind us of more than we want to remember. -- Calvin's Mom

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

2004-07-23 Thread Larry Jones
because it hasn't been changed in lots of years (because it's just not that big a problem). Feel free to submit patches! -Larry Jones Any game without push-ups, hits, burns or noogies is a sissy game. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED

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

Re: remote log information

2004-07-22 Thread Larry Jones
_ remote log information, Jason . Gibbons Re: remote log information, Larry Jones Re: remote log information, Jason . Gibbons Re: remote log information, Larry Jones RE: remote log information, Jim.Hyslop -- Chronological -- -- Thread

Re: Setting up a CVS server and clients for SSH connection method

2004-07-22 Thread Larry Jones
George writes: Is there some reference or book that can describe all steps needed to set up authentication via CVS on both the server and clients? Have you tried reading the manual? https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs_2.html#SEC26 -Larry Jones Wh. -- Calvin

Re: Import question

2004-07-22 Thread Larry Jones
merged in just like the standard way of doing it on the trunk. How can I do this? Unfortunately, CVS doesn't have any convenient way to let you do that. -Larry Jones I told her to expect you to deny everything. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list

Re: Files added to branch end up in Attic post merge to Head.

2004-07-22 Thread Larry Jones
not exist on the head of the default branch (which is usually the trunk, but can be the vendor branch). -Larry Jones It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what's cool. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: Files added to branch end up in Attic post merge to Head.

2004-07-22 Thread Larry Jones
on one of the affected files and post the result, we can tell for sure what's going on. Oh, and you might mention what release(s) of CVS you're using. -Larry Jones Isn't it sad how some people's grip on their lives is so precarious that they'll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face

Re: Problem creating new repository

2004-07-20 Thread Larry Jones
Brice Oliver writes: I try to log into the second repository, and I get the error: /work3/testcvs: no such repository. You need to add an --allow-root= option for the new repository to your [x]inted configuration file. -Larry Jones Oh, what the heck. I'll do it. -- Calvin

Re: Access to old historic CVS releases ?

2004-07-19 Thread Larry Jones
at cvshome.org by picking the Version control link, or you can register as a user and then set up an SSH tunnel for direct access as described in the CVS client setup instructions on that page. -Larry Jones Is it too much to ask for an occasional token gesture of appreciation?! -- Calvin

Re: Situation with Import

2004-07-16 Thread Larry Jones
a checkout from CVS, then you need to import. -Larry Jones You just can't ever be too careful. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: how to do an rcs revert?

2004-07-16 Thread Larry Jones
then check it in again. Or use update with two -r options (note that the order is important): cvs update -rHEAD -r1.1 file1 then check it in again. -Larry Jones I think my cerebellum just fused. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL

Re: Cannot add a file to module.

2004-07-16 Thread Larry Jones
), try upgrading and see if that fixes the problem. If not, try running the command with the global -t option and post the resulting trace. -Larry Jones Start tying the sheets together. We'll go out the window. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [cvs pserver] unrecognized auth response

2004-07-14 Thread Larry Jones
by NFS interoperability bugs. You're strongly advised to *NOT* use an NFS-mounted repository. -Larry Jones I'm so disappointed. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: Situation with Import

2004-07-14 Thread Larry Jones
, is what I am trying to foresee. As long as you download the repository files that should be equivalent to what you're currently doing. -Larry Jones Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. -- Calvin

Re: up-to-date check failed from a lower revision to higher revision

2004-07-10 Thread Larry Jones
using (cvs version). -Larry Jones Wh. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: How to tell CVS that it should use the proper date/time

2004-07-09 Thread Larry Jones
marko writes: oops, I couldn't find a -d option in cvs' info docus. Perhaps it's still not supported in 1.11.5?! It's mentioned in the Quick Reference, but not in the detailed guide. It's not new, it's been there forever. -Larry Jones I like maxims that don't encourage behavior

Re: cvs pserver not listening on port 2401

2004-07-08 Thread Larry Jones
correct. -Larry Jones Let's just sit here a moment... and savor the impending terror. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: cvs pserver not listening on port 2401

2004-07-08 Thread Larry Jones
over a single connection, let alone trying to server completely unrelated users. -Larry Jones I think we need to change the rules. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: How to tell CVS that it should use the proper date/time

2004-07-08 Thread Larry Jones
that. -Larry Jones Somebody's always running my life. I never get to do what I want to do. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: How to tell CVS that it should use the proper date/time

2004-07-08 Thread Larry Jones
timestamp, not the current time)? On further consideration, I'm not sure that that would cause any problems (unless CVS really does depend on revisions being in date order). -Larry Jones This game lends itself to certain abuses. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs

Re: Permissions for newly added CVS files

2004-07-05 Thread Larry Jones
it with a new file. -Larry Jones Ha! Wild zontars couldn't drag that information out of me! Do your worst! -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: cygwin on windows, repository on linux, cr/lf problems

2004-07-02 Thread Larry Jones
is (incorrectly, in my opinion) just LF. -Larry Jones I think if Santa is going to judge my behavior over the last year, I ought to be entitled to legal representation. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: Bugs with CVS in Windows XP professionel

2004-07-01 Thread Larry Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: C:\Documents and Settings\admmounir\Bureaucvs add -kb -m ee raj.doc cvs add: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or directory cvs [add aborted]: no repository You can only add files in a directory that you've checked out. -Larry Jones Another

Re: Does anyone Know this error?

2004-07-01 Thread Larry Jones
Hugo Carvalho writes: cvs [login aborted]: connect to cvs.apache.org(209.237.227.194):2401 failed: Connection refused https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.16/cvs_21.html#SEC187 -Larry Jones When I want an editorial, I'll ASK for it! -- Calvin

Re: Merge Confusion

2004-06-30 Thread Larry Jones
Jim.Hyslop writes [re merging]: You will have to use 'cvs add' and 'cvs remove' to have these files added or removed from the trunk. Not so -- a merge with two -j options should handle that automatically. -Larry Jones What a stupid world. -- Calvin

Re: new member Problem with huge files/folders in CVS

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is there a way to have CVS use any other folder for the above? https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.16/cvs_2.html#SEC37 -Larry Jones Physical education is what you learn from having your face in someone's armpit right before lunch. -- Calvin

Re: Updating Locally Modified

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
modifications. Whats the easiest way to do this? Read the section of the manual on tracking 3rd-party sources: https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.16/cvs_13.html#SEC103 -Larry Jones That's the problem with nature. Something's always stinging you or oozing mucus on you. -- Calvin

Re: Import problem

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
of subdirectories and files! Either do the checkout into a completely different location, rename the existing project directory before doing the checkout, or use the -d option of checkout to name the checked-out directory something different. -Larry Jones I've got PLENTY of common sense! I just choose

Re: update on remote working copy

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
Paulo Franzon writes: I would like to type something like this from my command prompt: cvs update the other machine I am john my password is this you know who am I /this path/this file That's what rsh and its modern, secure sibling, ssh are for. -Larry Jones I take it there's no qualifying

Re: changing remote server for existing project

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
the Root file in the CVS directory for every directory in the project from :ssh:my_login@old_server_name:cvs_root_dir to :ssh:my_login@new_server_name:cvs_root_dir will everything just work? It should. There's even a script in contrib/newcvsroot that does that. -Larry Jones

Re: log

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
you need to use rather than ;. -Larry Jones Who, ME? Who?! Me?? WHO... Me?! Who, me??? -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: import - no checkout possible

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
to checkout into an existing b-c-r directory that already contains stuff (in particular, it contains, either directly or indirectly in some subdirectory, a CVS/Repository file that contains /var/cvs/htdocs). Checkout into a new directory and everything should work. -Larry Jones I've got more

Re: cvs over ssh with multiple users

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
with other usernames and passwords (so I need not to give them my account password)? You need to give them their own accounts so that they can use ssh, too. -Larry Jones Summer vacation started! I can't be sick! -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list

Re: Cannot connect to CVS server

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
the traffic through or you have some kind of firewall software running on the server itself that's blocking the connection. -Larry Jones Hello, I'm wondering if you sell kegs of dynamite. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org

Re: Deleting a branch, Can't do it.

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
Russ writes: Would this also remove any revisions made in that branch? No. CVS, unfortunately, has no convenient way to remove all the revisions on a branch. -Larry Jones What's the matter? Don't you trust your own kid?! -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs

Re: can i merge 2 repositories?

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
repository. The main difference is that each repository has its own administrative files. Whether that makes any practical difference depends entirely on how you're using the administrative files. -Larry Jones Hello, local Navy recruitment office? Yes, this is an emergency... -- Calvin

Re: Checkout problem with 1.11.17

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
haven't tried anything that doesn't work yet. When I try to checkout our project with version 1.11.17, I get the following error: cvs [checkout aborted]: cannot getwd in /udd//cvs: Permission denied You need group read permission on /udd/ in addition to execute permission. -Larry Jones

Re: Check out question.

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
Hon Seng Phuah writes: Unfortunately, by invoke checkout command, it will checkout all a/b/c module files into my new hard drive. Is there a way to prevent checking out all module files into my new hard drive? Use the -l option of checkout to prevent recursion. -Larry Jones I keep

Re: Sharing files between branches

2004-06-29 Thread Larry Jones
Russ writes: In there any way to tweak a file so that it's shared between all branches? No. -Larry Jones Nobody knows how to pamper like a Mom. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: cvs [log aborted]: unrecognized operation error

2004-06-23 Thread Larry Jones
the corruption and make sure it doesn't happen again. The most common cause is using NFS to access the repository (subtle interoperability problems between different NFS implementations are unfortunately common). Less common causes are hardware problems or someone manually editing the file. -Larry

Re: Cvs admin command question - using on files existing on branch also

2004-06-22 Thread Larry Jones
-Larry Jones When you're SERIOUS about having fun, it's not much fun at all! -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: $CVSROOT/CVSROOT scripts

2004-06-21 Thread Larry Jones
it in the first time. If you neglected to do that, you can set the permissions on the RCS file and CVS should copy them to the checkout out file in the future. -Larry Jones If I was being raised in a better environment, I wouldn't do things like that. -- Calvin

Re: $CVSROOT/CVSROOT scripts

2004-06-21 Thread Larry Jones
? Not *in* the RCS file, *on* the RCS file. CVS uses the RCS file's permissions as the template for the checked-out file's permissions. -Larry Jones I always send Grandma a thank-you note right away. ...Ever since she sent me that empty box with the sarcastic note saying she was just checking to see

Re: Branch revision numbers -- help

2004-06-15 Thread Larry Jones
Jeeva Sarma writes: [stuff about import, branches, and revision numbers] Is this consistent or have I done something wrong? It looks fine to me. -Larry Jones There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs

Re: Preserve empty directories when checking out a tagged version

2004-06-15 Thread Larry Jones
that it behaves consistently. Either add a file to the directory so it's not empty anymore or create it another way (e.g., as part of your build process) rather than expecting CVS to create it. -Larry Jones I'm so disappointed. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing

Re: View List of CVS Tags (basic question)

2004-06-14 Thread Larry Jones
it at any time and CVS will simply recreate it and continue to function normally. You should never rely on it for anything. -Larry Jones All this was funny until she did the same thing to me. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: View List of CVS Tags (basic question)

2004-06-14 Thread Larry Jones
Brian Gough writes: A list of tag names is stored in the CVSROOT/val-tags file in the repository. But it's not complete. It's just a cache for optimization purposes. -Larry Jones Everything's gotta have rules, rules, rules! -- Calvin ___ Info

Re: View List of CVS Tags (basic question)

2004-06-14 Thread Larry Jones
Iain Freeston writes: I am after a list of Tags made in CVS. Tags are kept in the individual RCS files, there's no central database of them. You can find the tags on a particular file with the log command or with status -v. -Larry Jones I stand FIRM in my belief of what's right! I REFUSE

Re: CVS not using environment variables

2004-06-14 Thread Larry Jones
-like shell, you need to use setenv rather than set when defining the variable. -Larry Jones Any game without push-ups, hits, burns or noogies is a sissy game. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info

Re: cvs format strings

2004-06-10 Thread Larry Jones
Jason Novotny writes: From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jun 10 08:58:49 2004 Received: by ypnefprocess.pl Received: from sunlist.sdrc.com (sunlist.sdrc.com [146.122.142.20]) by thor.sdrc.com (8.11.6/8.10.1) with ESMTP id i5ACwmG22230 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:58:48

Re: newbie question: CVS server upgrade

2004-06-10 Thread Larry Jones
administrative files, etc. -Larry Jones The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present. -- Hobbes ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: Any CVS tricks for creating patch files?

2004-06-09 Thread Larry Jones
the usual diff options. -Larry Jones Oh, now don't YOU start on me. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: Branch mess, and starting a project with import

2004-06-08 Thread Larry Jones
or the identical revision on the vendor branch? -Larry Jones Mr. Subtlety drives home another point. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: Any CVS tricks for creating patch files?

2004-06-08 Thread Larry Jones
because it's always assumed for rdiff! -Larry Jones Even my FRIENDS don't do what I want. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: CVS corrupts binary files ...

2004-06-07 Thread Larry Jones
the *equivalent* of file -- the 'file' command doesn't exist on many of the plaforms CVS runs on. -Larry Jones In short, open revolt and exile is the only hope for change? -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org

Re: newbie question on initializing repository

2004-06-07 Thread Larry Jones
handle the files correctly -- see the manual for details (and note that you can specify -W as many times as you need to on the import command): https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.16/cvs_18.html#SEC166 -Larry Jones Oh yeah? You just wait! -- Calvin

Re: Any CVS tricks for creating patch files?

2004-06-07 Thread Larry Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ...but I wonder if there are some CVS tricks to streamline the process further. You mean like the cvs patch command? -Larry Jones I've got more brains than I know what to do with. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list

Re: CVS corrupts binary files ...

2004-06-05 Thread Larry Jones
Adrian Constantin writes: Or maybe projects for Unix/Linux platforms do not usualy have binary files, but I don't really think so... CVS is a *source* control system; source files are rarely binary. It does support them as an afterthought, but that's not what it was designed to do. -Larry

Re: Branch mess, and starting a project with import

2004-06-04 Thread Larry Jones
ignore it. -Larry Jones I don't think math is a science, I think it's a religion. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

Re: Version numbers question

2004-06-03 Thread Larry Jones
was created, the branch was rooted at the imported version on the vendor branch rather than being rooted on the trunk. That's perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. -Larry Jones That gives me a FABULOUS idea. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL

Re: Fwd: basic question

2004-06-03 Thread Larry Jones
Alex v.Below writes: If you need to control read/write permissions, I suggest a pserver combined with an ssh tunnel. There's usually no need for such complication, just use pure ssh with normal OS permissions to control access. -Larry Jones What a waste to be going to school on a morning

Re: Reports generation in CVS

2004-06-02 Thread Larry Jones
commands (which tag individual files). -Larry Jones The game's called on account of sudden death. -- Calvin ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs

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