Hi,
the project I'm working in is thinking of moving to CVS. Currently we use
SCCS - this was fine in the past, where we only worked on the latest version
of our code. Now however, we have three versions. The first two versions are
existing releases that are being maintained - the latest version
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[ On Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at 14:40:11 (-0700), Paul Sander wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
In one method, you lose the ability to get a file's entire revision history
in one place (i.e. you must track down its old
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[ On , October 10, 2001 at 17:31:23 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
if you rename FOO to BAR the right way, i.e.,
$ mv FOO BAR
$ cvs rm FOO
$ cvs add BAR
$ cvs ci BAR
then you lose in many
Dear all,
maybe I am blind but I can neither find the user nor the password I
need to submit when login into:
cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs login
If someone please could tell me the username and the password just to
download the latest code?
Thanks in advance,
--
Lukas Ruf
Dear all,
while I tried to check in Linux 2.4.12 I got the following errors:
N linux/CVSROOT/checkoutlist
cvs: import.c:577: process_import_file: Assertion `entdata-options[0]
== '-' entdata-options[1] == 'k'' failed.
cvs [server aborted]: received abort signal
I launched the cvs import on
http://www.sourceforge.com/projects/cvsbrowser/
It is in beta, and I haven't had time to work on it in a few months, but
development is picking up again. It parses the modules file and builds
the display based on that, including support for nested modules
(module), including only specific files
hi,
I was wondering how u people are working with SQL-shema changes... say I
have it under CVS control...
How u automate adding/removing tables and fields, and as special case
populating some of the tables...!!
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Matt McClure wrote:
On Tue Oct 09 2001, 13:31, Paul Michali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
However, when I run cvs (command line) from a Unix client, with
CVS_RSH set to SSH, it prompts me for my passphrase. Is there a way to
get around this so that it just uses the private key and continues
hi,
I was wondering how u people are working with SQL-shema changes... say I
have it under CVS control...
How u automate adding/removing tables and fields, and as special case
populating some of the tables...!!
CVS is not a build tool.
To make sure that all the schemata and the
Hi,
I need some help with the CvsIn (add-on of the WinCvs to the Visual C++).
I'm using the Beyond Compare to view the differences between two versions of
a file.
I've setup the Beyond Compare as an external diff program both in the WinCvs
preferences and in the CvsIn.
When I've pressed the diff
Hello everybody!
I have a question. I need to work as root in a specific project. But, when I
try to commit the modified files, I get a message telling that commit cannot
be done as root. I am using the motor IDE.
Does anybody know a way to commit the changes as root?
Thanks very much.
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Please tell me how I configure the notify CVS admin file along with any
other files to send e-mail to myself or other development personnel in
the event of changing and commiting source files.
Jeff
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* Sent on Thu, 11 Oct 2001 01:03:59 -0400 (EDT)
* Honorable [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg A. Woods) writes:
[ On , October 10, 2001 at 17:31:23 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
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Hello everybody!
I have a question. I need to work as root in a specific project.
(I would try to find another solution, frankly)
But, when I
try to commit the modified files, I get a message telling that commit cannot
be done as root.
Are you using the :ext: protocol, or direct file
Check out the loginfo file from your $CVSROOT
Add the following information at the end of the file:
ALL (echo ; id; echo %{sVv}; date; cat) | mailx -s subject in email
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[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 11:11:21 (+0530), Shubhabrata Sengupta wrote: ]
Subject: Re: How to lock CVS for check-in
At least in pserver access it is and I think it is also available in for
local repository access as well. I am not sure about :ext: access though.
I agree that its
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 15:37:47 (+1000), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
]
Subject: Re: Why can't root check in files?
However, I still think that I'm onto something good here - the cvs
control of Unix config files. Unfortunately, this sensible cvs feature
utterly prevents me from
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 05:44:16 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg A. Woods wrote:
* 'cvs log BAR' does not list changes in file FOO
Of course not You do not want it to! That would be
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 01:59:20 (-0700), Paul Sander wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
And not only do you lose the ability to get a file's entire version
history with a single cvs log,
That is not a loss -- it is a gain. You have it backwards.
you
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 10:39:50 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
why? this is the same file.
no, actually it is not.
You are not properly understanding how CVS uses filenames and how it
manages change to those files.
CVS tracks changes
[ On Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at 14:43:14 (-0700), Paul Sander wrote: ]
Subject: Re: cvs exit status
What happens on a Unix system when the exit status exceeds 127? It overflows.
Well, actually it'll depend on a number of factors. I suspect the
result is literally undefined from the
[ On Monday, October 1, 2001 at 09:12:24 (+), Gerhard Ahuis wrote: ]
Subject: Re: Howto solve this in cvs ?
Greg A. Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For many of the same reasons it's literally impossible to ever have true
multi-vendor support too -- all the benefits of cvs import are
Greg,
Are you arguing that this functionality be added as part of standard CVS in
a future release (which I would prefer) or are you simply suggesting to
Shubhabrata to change the CVS code for his or her own needs?
-Scott
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL
GAW == Greg A Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
GAW [ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 08:24:11 (+0530), Shubhabrata
GAW Sengupta wrote: ]
Subject: Re: How to lock CVS for check-in
Wondering why this enhancement is needed in the commitinfo interface
when you can always
On Thu Oct 11 2001, 10:31, Postek, Jeffery
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please tell me how I configure the notify CVS admin file along with any
other files to send e-mail to myself or other development personnel in
the event of changing and commiting source files.
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg A. Woods wrote:
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 05:44:16 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg A. Woods wrote:
* 'cvs log BAR' does not list changes in file FOO
Of course
The site for vss2cvs (http://www.laine.org/cvs/vss2cvs/) is down, and
judging by a previous message to this mailing list
(http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/info-cvs/2001-September/019557.html) has been
since at least 4 Sep 2001.
Does anyone have a copy of this script that they could email, or better
* In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* On the subject of Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
* Sent on Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:47:09 -0400 (EDT)
* Honorable [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg A. Woods) writes:
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 10:39:50 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg A. Woods wrote:
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 10:39:50 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
why? this is the same file.
no, actually it is not.
It's only not the same file because of the braindamaged version
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Sam Steingold wrote:
* In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* On the subject of Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
* Sent on Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:47:09 -0400 (EDT)
* Honorable [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg A. Woods) writes:
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 10:39:50 (-0400),
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 14:41:17 (-0400), Jake Colman wrote: ]
Subject: Re: How to lock CVS for check-in
So what do _you_ recommend for implementing branch locking?
I don't recommend implementing branch locking in CVS at all.
Anyone who thinks they need it probably has far larger problems
Hello!
I'm new to CVS and recently started a project at www.sourceforge.net
I created a test repository (ok, I really didn't know what I did ;) and
now I want to delete this unused repository. How can I do this?
Next question: I created the main repository but all files have the revision
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 19:15:30 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
It's irrational to want the present implementation of a tool to do
something that it isn't designed to do. CVS cannot represent the idea
that BAR was once called FOO;
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 19:51:13 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
It's only not the same file because of the braindamaged version control
system which cannot represent that semantic idea! As far as the user is
concerned, it is the
Due to the constraints of some software that we have to use, I am forced
into a particular directory structure. Multiple developers may need to work
on the same file. Each developer has their own working directory. For
example:
/export/component/src this is the component src directory
Yeah, file locking is really unproductive. I just love wasting all that time
tryin' to figure out why the merge didn't happen and do it all by hand. My boss
really likes all the extra cost too.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The most you could hope for in CVS is to install a patch that allows
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg A. Woods) writes:
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 14:41:17 (-0400), Jake Colman wrote: ]
Subject: Re: How to lock CVS for check-in
So what do _you_ recommend for implementing branch locking?
I don't recommend implementing branch locking in CVS at all.
Anyone who
The RCVS part on source forge seems to be dead. Is anyone really developing
locking for CVS?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The most you could hope for in CVS is to install a patch that allows
advisory locks -- reserved locks are counter to the purpose of CVS. You
can find a version of the patch
* In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* On the subject of Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
* Sent on Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:03:50 -0400 (EDT)
* Honorable [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg A. Woods) writes:
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 05:44:16 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg A. Woods wrote:
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 19:15:30 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
It's irrational to want the present implementation of a tool to do
something that it isn't designed to do. CVS cannot
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 15:48:02 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
But calling cvs add/rm the right way instead of adding cvs mv is
not correct - exactly because it leads us to the situation when CVS is
expected to deny the truth.
You're
Greg,
I don't know your environment, but branch locking is a common mechanism
for allowing read-only access to a branch. It's really quite useful
and given the high frequency that this issue pops up in this forum, I'm
not alone in my view. I'm not knocking CVS. Nor am I knocking anyone
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 20:15:10 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
In fact I have the same impression. It consistently *appears* as if Greg
wants people to accept the limitations of CVS to an irrational degree.
Well, if you don't want
In article 9q501b$d03$00$[EMAIL PROTECTED], Marian Seitner wrote:
Hello!
I'm new to CVS and recently started a project at www.sourceforge.net
I created a test repository (ok, I really didn't know what I did ;) and
now I want to delete this unused repository. How can I do this?
Next question: I
* In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* On the subject of Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
* Sent on Thu, 11 Oct 2001 17:08:07 -0400 (EDT)
* Honorable [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg A. Woods) writes:
I suggest you do a survey of similar tools and count the number that
can do exactly what you
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* On the subject of Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
* Sent on Thu, 11 Oct 2001 17:51:02 -0400 (EDT)
* Honorable [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg A. Woods) writes:
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 15:48:02 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL
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[ On Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at 14:43:14 (-0700), Paul Sander wrote: ]
Subject: Re: cvs exit status
What happens on a Unix system when the exit status exceeds 127? It overflows.
Well, actually it'll depend on a number of factors. I suspect the
result
That did the trick.
Much obliged.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Greg Pratt
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 5:11 PM
To: Alex Jacques
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Anyone have VSS2CVS?
Alex,
Try www.laine.org:8080/cvs/vss2cvs/
I
%% Sam Steingold [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
sam Could you please elaborate?
It is pointless to argue about this. Many have tried before you, and if
history is any judge you will accomplish nothing in the attempt.
sam Don't get me wrong. CVS is a great tool. Let's make it even
sam
If your question really is: Is anyone modifying CVS to support locking?
Then I believe the answer is yes.
If your question really is: Is anyone making locking a mainstream feature
of CVS? Then I believe the answer is no.
Despite the outcry to have this capability, no one with commit access
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg A. Woods wrote:
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 20:15:10 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
In fact, I must stop seeing file renames as legitimate
version control events.
I certainly didn't say that either.
That's great! I was hoping you'd be goaded into
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Sam Steingold wrote:
* Honorable [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg A. Woods) writes:
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 15:48:02 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
But calling cvs add/rm the right way instead of adding cvs mv
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kaz Kylheku) writes:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg A. Woods wrote:
Let me repeat: You DO NOT want or need to have cvs log BAR list
changes in the file FOO. To want that is illogical. It is
unnecessary!
It's irrational to want the present implementation of a tool
On 10 Oct, Mike Castle wrote:
On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 03:37:47PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
However, I still think that I'm onto something good here - the cvs
control of Unix config files. Unfortunately, this sensible cvs feature
utterly prevents me from providing this useful
The patches are there for anyone to use. Last I heard, all that's stopping
them from being included with the standard distribution are the lack of
test and doc patches. You're welcome to work on them. Welcome to the
world of open source.
Noel
The RCVS part on source forge seems to be dead.
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 22:27:38 (+0100), James Youngman wrote: ]
Subject: Re: How to lock CVS for check-in
Speaking as someone who recently came very close to having to use cvs
co -p to undo someone else's mistake (they were workign on the wrong
branch by mistake) I disagree.
That
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 21:33:05 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
To counter your insulting claim that wishing for a hygienic renaming
feature is illogical. Since that claim was posted here, my reply is
posted here also.
Look if you
I don't know what you're talking about. I was able to get the reservations
patch at
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=4680atid=304680file_id=6141aid=422725
Noel
There are no files to download in this project. Looks DOA.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The patch is available at
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 17:55:15 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
* In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* On the subject of Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
* Sent on Thu, 11 Oct 2001 17:08:07 -0400 (EDT)
* Honorable [EMAIL
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 15:14:47 (-0700), Pyatt, Scott wrote: ]
Subject: RE: How to lock CVS for check-in
I don't know your environment, but branch locking is a common mechanism
for allowing read-only access to a branch.
Wel, DUH! :-)
It's really quite useful
and given the
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 18:16:55 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
why? why can't cvs mv just rename the *,v file?
R.T.F.M. PLEASE!
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[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 15:48:53 (-0700), Paul Sander wrote: ]
Subject: Re: cvs exit status
# Overflow occurs here; an exit status less than 258 indicates an overflow.
cvs update
echo exit status is $?
My code would say:
cvs update
if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
[ On Friday, October 12, 2001 at 10:51:23 (+1000), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ]
Subject: Re: Why can't root check in files?
I've looked at it. It is solving a somewhat different problem. It is
not only far heavier tool than what I need, it's also more active (li
kely to reset permissions to
Paul Sander wrote:
If your question really is: Is anyone modifying CVS to support locking?
Then I believe the answer is yes.
Who? And where may I get it?
If your question really is: Is anyone making locking a mainstream feature
of CVS? Then I believe the answer is no.
shame
No link to any files produces anything. One cannot download a patch that is not
there.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The patches are there for anyone to use. Last I heard, all that's stopping
them from being included with the standard distribution are the lack of
test and doc patches. You're
Sure, if you have the link already.
This one produces nothing:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4680
This one produces cvs commands that do not work (no log in allowed):
http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=4680
The ftp link is to a directory that does not exist.
I stand by
[ On , October 11, 2001 at 17:31:05 (-0400), Sam Steingold wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
Why can't I see the log for all of them in one command?
Because that's not the way CVS works.
Consider a versioning file system which has a native idea of file version.
I
If your question really is: Is anyone making locking a mainstream
feature
of CVS? Then I believe the answer is no.
shame
I think getting real reserved locks into CVS is impossible without
chainging CVS so much as to make it not CVS anymore. Of course, you're
welcome to try.
Noel
This
[ On Friday, October 12, 2001 at 02:17:41 (GMT), Bryon Lape wrote: ]
Subject: Re: CVS - setup reserved checkout
Paul Sander wrote:
If your question really is: Is anyone making locking a mainstream feature
of CVS? Then I believe the answer is no.
shame
Repeat after me: CVS == the
Alex,
Try www.laine.org:8080/cvs/vss2cvs/
I think his ISP is blocking http inbounds on port 80.
-Greg
Alex Jacques wrote:
The site for vss2cvs (http://www.laine.org/cvs/vss2cvs/) is down, and
judging by a previous message to this mailing list
There's Noel Yap's patches on SourceForge, which apply to a down-rev release
of CVS. I believe that others have implemented it as well, but only privately
in their own shops. Maybe they don't advertise them for fear of being blasted
by Greg.
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Paul
Absolutely - I would be relieved if commitinfo scripts get the branch
information as well. But I am reluctant to go do it myself because of my
unfamiliarity with CVS code and lack of time to gain some familiarity with
it. Though there have been patches floating around which achieved the same,
for
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On 11/10/2001 at 23:03 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Read Berliner's whole paper. Understand what it means to force
developers to use a parallel development paradigm and learn what the
benefits are.
I understand it, there aren't any.
Wo? Ich kann nicht es gefunden.
Paul Sander wrote:
There's Noel Yap's patches on SourceForge, which apply to a down-rev release
of CVS. I believe that others have implemented it as well, but only privately
in their own shops. Maybe they don't advertise them for fear of being blasted
by
Greg A. Woods wrote:
Read Berliner's whole paper. Understand what it means to force
developers to use a parallel development paradigm and learn what the
benefits are.
The benefits add up to zero. Now, if it did method locking, that would be helpful,
protective AND productive. Without some
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 10:11 PM
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 08:24:11 (+0530),
Shubhabrata Sengupta wrote: ]
Wondering why this enhancement is needed in the commitinfo
interface when
you can always get the branch
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bryon Lape wrote:
Greg A. Woods wrote:
Read Berliner's whole paper. Understand what it means to force
developers to use a parallel development paradigm and learn what the
benefits are.
The benefits add up to zero. Now, if it did method locking, that would be
In a sane and normal source control
system,
Do you mean a we can't figure out how to implement parallel development so
we'll put a straightjacket on our customers and convince them that it's
superior source control system?
files stay read only until you check them out.
Bad Bad Bad Bad
now if I can just add locking to CVS
Try understanding client-oriented parallel development. It will cause less
heartburn, reduce your stress, and reduce the rate of hair loss.
Locking exists as an administrative option. However...
I would seriously discourage trying to make CVS behave
Ich funde es bei
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detailaid=422733group_id=4680atid=304680
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Wo? Ich kann nicht es gefunden.
Paul Sander wrote:
There's Noel Yap's patches on SourceForge, which apply to a down-rev release
of CVS. I
--- Forwarded mail from Greg Woods:
[ On Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 05:44:16 (GMT), Kaz Kylheku wrote: ]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: rename in cvs]
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg A. Woods wrote:
* 'cvs log BAR' does not list changes in file FOO
Of course not You do
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