Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:45:40 -0700 From: Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Subject: Re: cvsup for sourceforge & other similar sites. Message-ID: <200508251645.41432.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050825233415.GB6997@gothmog.gr> References: <200508251243.35361.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <200508251540.40574.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <20050825233415.GB6997@gothmog.gr>
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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 <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> 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.
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