On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 11:13:14PM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > > > Ideally, the anonymous login shouldn't require a password (note it's > > > using the :pserver: protocol, not :ext:), but there's a problem with > > > the CVS system on klecker at present, so we have to use this > > > method. > > > > Er, an empty password is a problem? All of our anonymous repositories work > > like that, I never thought it was a bug, but a feature :) > > If the passwd entry is just: > anonymous: > then there is no need to run a login command; you can checkout > immediately. But there's some bizarre bug somewhere preventing this > from working correctly on klecker at present.
Ah, but the entry isn't like that, it's anonymous:<cryptedversionofnullstring>:usernametomapto Is this wrong? > > > Debian Packaging Manual > > > > > > This section should be removed entirely for the time being; it's > > > just confusing. > > > > Well, it's no less confusing to see packaging-manual package in the archive > > and not have any idea about its status... > > Ah, so maybe change the description then. Please propose a better one :) -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification
