From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 25 23:49:43 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5453A16A41F for ; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:49:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from lakecmmtao06.coxmail.com (lakecmmtao06.coxmail.com [68.99.120.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B910243D46 for ; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:49:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by lakecmmtao06.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20050825234942.EZLY24491.lakecmmtao06.coxmail.com@dns1>; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:49:42 -0400 From: Vizion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:45:40 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <200508251243.35361.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <200508251540.40574.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <20050825233415.GB6997@gothmog.gr> In-Reply-To: <20050825233415.GB6997@gothmog.gr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200508251645.41432.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: Giorgos Keramidas Subject: Re: cvsup for sourceforge & other similar sites. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:49:43 -0000 On Thursday 25 August 2005 16:34, the author Giorgos Keramidas contributed to the dialogue on- Re: cvsup for sourceforge & other similar sites.: >On 2005-08-25 15:40, Vizion wrote: >> I am wanting to cvs automatically - but I seem to fail to get into >> sourceforge (either command line or using cron) -- by using cvsup on >> the ports tree I have become lazy and confused by the cvs manual!! (I >> do wish freebsd manuals had more detailed examples!!). I used to do >> this stuff regularly (longer ago than I care to admit) - but it takes >> time to get back into it! > >I'll try to help, but there are good references at the home page of CVS too > :) > >> Here are a few of of my tries (as root): > >Not a good idea. You don't need superuser rights to check out stuff >from a remote repository. > >> dns1# cvs -f -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/eclipsexul login >> Logging in to :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:2401/cvsroot/eclipsexul >> CVS password: >> cvs login: warning: failed to open /root/.cvspass for reading: No such >> file or directory >> >> /* Seemed to call for a .cvspass file.. >> Cant find a way to give a password interactively so I had better create >> a file..*/ >> >> /* So I create a .cvspass with a blank line >> -- (Sourceforge demands a blank) */ > >Simply running: > > dns1# touch ~/.cvspass > >should do it. > >> dns1# cp /usr/home/Sysadmin/.cvspass /root/ >> dns1# chown root /root/.cvspass >> >> dns1# cvs -f -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/eclipsexul login >> Logging in to :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:2401/cvsroot/eclipsexul >> CVS password: >> cvs login: warning: skipping invalid entry in password file at line 1 >> >> /* Which was treated as invalid! */ > >It seems the CVSROOT/passwd file of the remote repository is corrupt. > >> dns1# pwd >> /usr/home/Sysadmin/cvs >> >> dns1# ls -l >> total 0 >> >> /* Try again adding '.' after eclipseexul */ >> dns1# cvs -f -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/eclipsexul. login >> Logging in to :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:2401/cvsroot/eclipsexul. >> CVS password: >> cvs [login aborted]: unrecognized auth response from cvs.sf.net: M -!- >> Client or Server timeout occurred! >> >> /*I just seem to get errors from cvs! I guess I need to find out what I am >> doing wrong*/ > >Sourceforge problems, as far as I can tell. Thanks I have taken it up with sourceforge - hopefullty I will get an answer.. Thanks for your time David 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing bound for Europe via Panama Canal after completing engineroom refit.