Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 14:01:53 -0400 From: John <papalia@udel.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Can't get CVS to work right Message-ID: <4.3.1.2.20000716130905.00b7eef0@mail.udel.edu>
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Hey all, After tooling around with this for 2 days, I've got a passle of different errors trying to get cvs to work. I was attempting to follow the instructions in the Documentation primer on building the web pages locally (from http://www.FreeBSD.org/tutorials/docproj-primer/x2438.html ). Following the instructions here, I get the error: merlin# cvs -R co www doc cvs checkout: cannot find module `www' - ignored cvs checkout: cannot find module `doc' - ignored Thinking that maybe I was missing some steps, or that the module names changed, I searched and scoured trying to find a listing of module names, to no avail. So, I've been tooling and toiling for a couple of days now trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong. I decided to make a different attempt, and go in through the anonymous CVS server, using the info at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/synching.html . Here, I got the following errors: merlin# cvs login (Logging in to anoncvs@anoncvs.FreeBSD.org) CVS password: cvs [login aborted]: connect to anoncvs.FreeBSD.org:2401 failed: Connection refused Where I used ``anoncvs'' (both with and without the quotes, on a lark), again to no avail. I've read and re-read cvs(1) and cvs(5). I tried running "cvs init" which added a whole kettle of files to my $CVSROOT, but didn't get me further. So, I tried yet another approach. I went to ftp.freebsd.org, and found my way into the directory /.0/FreeBSD/development/FreeBSD-CVS/CVSROOT, and managed to find a modules file listing the modules. So, I FTP'd all these files to my $CVSROOT and gave it another whirl and got a bit further this time. I attempted to "cvs -R co www", and it complained the module didn't exist. I tried "cvs -R co www_en", and things worked a bit better, after I created a directory called "www" and "www/en" within my $CVSROOT. So, I'm thinking this might work now... but I was wrong :) Again following the docprimer, I changed into the www directory and attempted to "make links". Only problem is that there is *no* Makefile there to tell it what to do with the "links" directive. So now, I'm back to being stumped. Any ideas or thoughts or help would be greatly appreciated :) Thanks in advance, John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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