Re: pserver login problem to Linux from Win2k
Ok, got this figured out. Just incase anyone wants to know: Here's what is happening: 1. J: is a networked drive connected to my home directory on our Linux server via Samba If that networked drive contains the repository, that's a bad idea. Most cases of CVS file corruption seem to happen when somebody has remote-mounted the repository. If it's your sandbox, well, that's not the most efficient way to do things, but it shouldn't cause problems. 2. I started doing my work telneted into the server and got checkin and checkouts working fine 3. CVS creates the directory CVS inside your workspace when you do your checkout; it also creates the file Root in that directory set to your CVSROOT where you got your files checked out from. In my case this CVS/Root looked like '/swdev/cvsroot' Right. 4. I then tried to checkin some changes via CVS in a DOS box on my local machine, with CVSROOT=:pserver:derosier@engswdev:/swdev/cvsroot These failed with a message of: cvs commit: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot Right. Reason: CVS stores your CVS Root in the file Root off of the subdirectory CVS in you project's working directory. It uses this file to determine where the files should be checked back into, ignoring the actual CVSROOT variable. This is a feature. Many CVS users have source checked out from multiple repositories, and if the CVSROOT variable was not overridden by CVS/Root that would be a real pain. This is normally not a problem, but it is in the case where you do the check out locally, then do the edits and try to check them in remotely (since this is a samba network drive to my windows 2k machine) using the pserver method. In this case it fails because CVS/Root has the wrong CVSROOT string. Right. Assuming you're on the command line, you can specify the CVSROOT variable on the command line. This is a pain, and is why CVS/Root overrides CVSROOT. New question: Is there an easy way to fix this problem, so I can transparently use CVS in the same working directory both remotely and locally? Nope. Not that you should be casually switching back between Windows and Unix anyway, since you'll likely eventually cause line-ending problems by accident. Basically, my current fix is to only use one method, ie only do my work remotely using pserver. That sounds like an excellent idea to me, and the correct thing to do. -- Now building a CVS reference site at http://www.thornleyware.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
RE: pserver login problem to Linux from Win2k
Ok, got this figured out. Just incase anyone wants to know: I'm using a CVS binary from cvshome.org's download pages. Specially the one from: http://www.cvshome.org/dev/codewindow.html I did define the HOME environment variable and now it's creating the .cvspass properly. But still: J:\projects\ORHwBringUpcvs ci -m mycvstry Makefile cvs commit: in directory .: cvs commit: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot cvs commit: in directory .: cvs commit: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot cvs commit: in directory .: cvs commit: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot Here's what is happening: 1. J: is a networked drive connected to my home directory on our Linux server via Samba 2. I started doing my work telneted into the server and got checkin and checkouts working fine 3. CVS creates the directory CVS inside your workspace when you do your checkout; it also creates the file Root in that directory set to your CVSROOT where you got your files checked out from. In my case this CVS/Root looked like '/swdev/cvsroot' 4. I then tried to checkin some changes via CVS in a DOS box on my local machine, with CVSROOT=:pserver:derosier@engswdev:/swdev/cvsroot These failed with a message of: cvs commit: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot Reason: CVS stores your CVS Root in the file Root off of the subdirectory CVS in you project's working directory. It uses this file to determine where the files should be checked back into, ignoring the actual CVSROOT variable. This is normally not a problem, but it is in the case where you do the check out locally, then do the edits and try to check them in remotely (since this is a samba network drive to my windows 2k machine) using the pserver method. In this case it fails because CVS/Root has the wrong CVSROOT string. New question: Is there an easy way to fix this problem, so I can transparently use CVS in the same working directory both remotely and locally? Basically, my current fix is to only use one method, ie only do my work remotely using pserver. Thanks, - Steve -Original Message- From: Shankar Unni [mailto:shankar;cotagesoft.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:35 AM To: 'Steve deRosier' Subject: RE: pserver login problem to Linux from Win2k Looks like you should do these operations in a clean area. Also, which Windows CVS client are you using? The CVSNT client? Or the Cygwin CVS client? Try defining a HOME environment so that it has forward slashes instead of backslashes. (set HOME=c:/). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:info-cvs-admin;gnu.org] On Behalf Of Steve deRosier Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:38 AM To: CVS Discussion List Subject: pserver login problem to Linux from Win2k I have a CVS repository on our Linux development server that I need to access from my Win2k box. I can access that repository logged in locally on the sever via telnet, and I can also access it via WinCVS, but I need to be able to access it from the command line (trying psever). CVS from the command line is complaining about my CVSROOT variable. It's probably just a simple Win vs Unix syntax issue, but I need help. Version on the sever is CVS 1.11.1p1 and I just downloaded the binary for Win which is v1.11.2 Sample of my session via a DOS window (CVSROOT is set as an environment variable to be ':pserver:derosier@engswdev:/swdev/cvsroot'): --- J:\projects\ORHwBringUpcvs ci -m cmdline test Makefile cvs commit: in directory .: cvs commit: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot cvs commit: in directory .: cvs commit: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot cvs commit: warning: failed to open C:\/.cvspass for reading: No such file or directory cvs commit: authorization failed: server engswdev rejected access to /swdev/cvsroot for user derosier cvs commit: used empty password; try cvs login with a real password J:\projects\ORHwBringUpset CVSROOT=:pserver:derosier@engswdev:/swdev/cvsroot J:\projects\ORHwBringUpecho %CVSROOT% :pserver:derosier@engswdev:/swdev/cvsroot J:\projects\ORHwBringUpcvs login cvs login: in directory .: cvs login: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot Logging in to :pserver:derosier@engswdev:2401/swdev/cvsroot CVS password: cvs login: warning: failed to open C:\/.cvspass for reading: No such file or directory BTW--engswdev properly resolves to the IP of the server as it is set in my hosts file. Any ideas would be great. Thanks, - Steve -- Steve deRosier PianoDisc Design Engineer (916) 567- ext. 175 www.pianodisc.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http
Re: pserver login problem to Linux from Win2k
On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Steve deRosier wrote: Here's what is happening: 1. J: is a networked drive connected to my home directory on our Linux server via Samba You can't do that, because Linux and Windows don't agree on the representation of text files. This affects the treatment of text documents on update and commit, and also the representation of the CVS/ administrative files. So even if you solve the location non-transparency problem by using a CVSROOT that works everywhere, you still have this problem. New question: Is there an easy way to fix this problem, so I can transparently use CVS in the same working directory both remotely and locally? You can simply maintain two separate sandboxes. To propagate changes from one to the other, commit in one, and update in the other. ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
RE: pserver login problem to Linux from Win2k
Well, I don't know that I can't do that, considering that it works just great for me. Though the editor that I'm using on my Win2k box (SNiFF+) understands UNIX line endings and has an option to save as Win/DOS, Mac, or UNIX line endings (which is of course what I have selected). So my code files get edited properly. I assume that the client CVS program actually contacts the server CVS program when a checkout or checkin is done. So...presumably it is the server CVS that handles the writing of the administrative files, so I would assume the integrity of the line endings would stay intact (UNIX style). Am I assuming too much? Unfortunately the two-sandbox thing doesn't work with the tools I'm using. But since I seem to be perfectly functional if I choose to do one or the other (local or remote), but not both, things workout fine. I just wanted to know if there was a way I could do both (have my cake and eat it too). See...the other two people in my development team will only use Win2k but as I'm very much a Linux person I'd rather have the option of doing both. But if not, oh well. The biggest problem was that I tried getting each piece up and running independently first than tried to get them to work together. Usually is a great idea to make sure two parts work by themselves first. Who knew? :) - Steve -Original Message- From: Kaz Kylheku [mailto:kaz;footprints.net]On Behalf Of Kaz Kylheku Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 4:12 PM To: Steve deRosier Cc: Shankar Unni; CVS Discussion List Subject: Re: pserver login problem to Linux from Win2k On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Steve deRosier wrote: Here's what is happening: 1. J: is a networked drive connected to my home directory on our Linux server via Samba You can't do that, because Linux and Windows don't agree on the representation of text files. This affects the treatment of text documents on update and commit, and also the representation of the CVS/ administrative files. So even if you solve the location non-transparency problem by using a CVSROOT that works everywhere, you still have this problem. New question: Is there an easy way to fix this problem, so I can transparently use CVS in the same working directory both remotely and locally? You can simply maintain two separate sandboxes. To propagate changes from one to the other, commit in one, and update in the other. ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
Re: pserver login problem to Linux from Win2k
Kaz Kylheku wrote: On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Steve deRosier wrote: Here's what is happening: 1. J: is a networked drive connected to my home directory on our Linux server via Samba You can't do that, because Linux and Windows don't agree on the representation of text files. This affects the treatment of text documents on update and commit, and also the representation of the CVS/ administrative files. Also, you should always use native drives both for your sandbox and repository. Generally speaking, networked drives within their native systems (NFS across Unix clones, SMB between Windows boxes) can be considered native. Anything that crosses OS architectures (especially Unix/Windows) is bad. So even if you solve the location non-transparency problem by using a CVSROOT that works everywhere, you still have this problem. New question: Is there an easy way to fix this problem, so I can transparently use CVS in the same working directory both remotely and locally? This is not a problem, so much as an architectural fact. Unix and Windows do not agree on what constitutes a text file. It is impossible for them to work together without some sort of intermediary. /|/|ike ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
RE: pserver login problem to Linux from Win2k
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pserver login problem to Linux from Win2k
I have a CVS repository on our Linux development server that I need to access from my Win2k box. I can access that repository logged in locally on the sever via telnet, and I can also access it via WinCVS, but I need to be able to access it from the command line (trying psever). CVS from the command line is complaining about my CVSROOT variable. It's probably just a simple Win vs Unix syntax issue, but I need help. Version on the sever is CVS 1.11.1p1 and I just downloaded the binary for Win which is v1.11.2 Sample of my session via a DOS window (CVSROOT is set as an environment variable to be ':pserver:derosier@engswdev:/swdev/cvsroot'): --- J:\projects\ORHwBringUpcvs ci -m cmdline test Makefile cvs commit: in directory .: cvs commit: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot cvs commit: in directory .: cvs commit: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot cvs commit: warning: failed to open C:\/.cvspass for reading: No such file or directory cvs commit: authorization failed: server engswdev rejected access to /swdev/cvsroot for user derosier cvs commit: used empty password; try cvs login with a real password J:\projects\ORHwBringUpset CVSROOT=:pserver:derosier@engswdev:/swdev/cvsroot J:\projects\ORHwBringUpecho %CVSROOT% :pserver:derosier@engswdev:/swdev/cvsroot J:\projects\ORHwBringUpcvs login cvs login: in directory .: cvs login: ignoring CVS/Root because it specifies a non-existent repository /swdev/cvsroot Logging in to :pserver:derosier@engswdev:2401/swdev/cvsroot CVS password: cvs login: warning: failed to open C:\/.cvspass for reading: No such file or directory BTW--engswdev properly resolves to the IP of the server as it is set in my hosts file. Any ideas would be great. Thanks, - Steve -- Steve deRosier PianoDisc Design Engineer (916) 567- ext. 175 www.pianodisc.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
