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Re: State of Emacs repository backup


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: State of Emacs repository backup
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:23:55 +0200

David Reitter wrote:
> On Jun 4, 2009, at 7:03 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
>
>> I wrote:
>>> The CVS repository is restored, and the git repo
>>> is temporarily in sync.  Details here:
>>>
>>>  https://savannah.gnu.org/support/index.php?106848
>
> Is there a permissions problem with the history file?
>
> /sources/emacs/emacs/src/ChangeLog,v  <--  ChangeLog
> new revision: 1.7558; previous revision: 1.7557
> cvs commit: warning: cannot open history file `/sources/emacs/CVSROOT/
> history' for write: Permission denied

It was missing, and the containing directory was writable
only by root.  I've just created the file and made it writable
by group "emacs", so you should no longer see that warning.




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