Hi, Also, for the record, you need a different Apache config directive to set an environment variable in mod_perl
http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/config/config.html#C_PerlSetEnv_ That is why SetEnv did not work. Thanks Jason --- Jack Perdue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy David, > > Thanks. You are correct, sir! > > $ rpm -q httpd mod_perl > httpd-2.0.51-1.10.legacy > mod_perl-1.99_12-2 > > Switching to CGI and tossing the "export CVS_RSH" > from the server startup script works as originally > advertised/coded (i.e. $ENV{} in Cvs.pm works). > > It is also remarkably faster in retrieving the full text > using CGI than using mod_perl. CGI takes about 3 seconds > here to retrieve a 220 line file via SSH. mod_perl takes > about 40! > > Perhaps I should just stick with running in CGI mode for now. > I went with mod_perl given the: > > "Using mod_perl provides performance benefits for Perl-based > web applications." > > blurb in the instructions. In my limited testing, > I'm not seeing any "benefits". :) > > I agree... damn shame that "hysterically" CVS has never provided > a command-line option for CVS_RSH (and therefore probably never will). > > jack > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Tue, 2006-04-18 at 02:35, David Sitsky wrote: > > Hi Jack, > > > > > [...] > > > So, for now, my workaround is to put: > > > > > > export CVS_RSH /usr/bin/ssh > > > > > > in /etc/sysconfig/httpd unless someone can > > > suggest a better solution as to why either > > > the original code didn't work. > > > > This sounds to me like you have setup Codestriker with apache2 and > > mod_perl? Most people I know are using CVS with pserver, or direct > > access, which is why this isn't an issue reported on very often. > > > > If you deploy Codestriker in plain old CGI mode, I suspect the existing > > code in Cvs.pm which export CVS_RSH will actually work. Under mod_perl > > however, this probably gets suppressed, particularly under apache2. > > > > Can you try with CGI to see if this works? > > > > > the perl script it is in UNLESS (for some reason) > > > it was from the environment of the server when > > > it started. So, using "SetEnv CVS_RSH /usr/bin/ssh" > > > in httpd.conf and using "$ENV{'CVS_RSH'}='/usr/bin/ssh';' > > > in the scripts will affect the running environment > > > but not the one the open runs in. > > > > I think this caveat is right with apache2/mod_perl. Its a damn shame > > cvs doesn't have a command-line option for specifying what rsh program > > to use, like rsync, rather than using an environment variable. > > > > Cheers, > > David > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Codestriker-user mailing list > Codestriker-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/codestriker-user > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Codestriker-user mailing list Codestriker-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/codestriker-user
