From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 26 10:14:25 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 81B1F16A41F for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:14:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from rosebud.otenet.gr (rosebud.otenet.gr [195.170.0.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C55A043D46 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:14:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from orion.daedalusnetworks.priv (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226]) by rosebud.otenet.gr (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-1) with SMTP id j7QAEGSm017951; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:14:18 +0300 Received: from orion.daedalusnetworks.priv (orion [127.0.0.1]) by orion.daedalusnetworks.priv (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7QAEGj5025333; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:14:16 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by orion.daedalusnetworks.priv (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j7QAEGhi025332; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:14:16 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) X-Authentication-Warning: orion.daedalusnetworks.priv: keramida set sender to keramida@ceid.upatras.gr using -f Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:14:16 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: "C. Michailidis" Message-ID: <20050826101416.GB15453@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> References: <20050825233435.2C23816A443@hub.freebsd.org> <200508260042.27257.dinom@balstonresearch.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200508260042.27257.dinom@balstonresearch.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:14:25 -0000 On 2005-08-26 00:42, "C. Michailidis" 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! Here are a few of of my tries (as root): >> >> dns1# cvs -f -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/eclipsexul login > > Using command-line cvs is sooooo 1990's LOL. Still, the problem remains. Something is broken in this particular case and that is *NOT* the CVSROOT environment value the original poster is using. > The funny thing is, you're trying to checkout/update a project > designed for Eclipse, but you haven't considered using Eclipse > itself?!??! The cvs integration that the Eclipse IDE provides is > pretty darn good (IMHO). No, the funny thing is that this is a server side problem, but you seem to believe, for some reason, that switching clients is going to fix it :-/ Sorry, it won't.