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Re: [Savannah-hackers] Re: bug in Anon CVS how to
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Robert J. Chassell |
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Re: [Savannah-hackers] Re: bug in Anon CVS how to |
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Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:51:31 +0000 (UTC) |
Try using only one '@' in the CVS repository's definition.
My apologies, my mistake. However, I did use only one '@' in the
other test and that CVS login failed. I just reproduced the problem.
Without a ~/.cvspass file, you cannot log in anonymously.
$ cvs -d:pserver:address@hidden:/cvsroot/softfree login
Logging in to :pserver:address@hidden:2401/cvsroot/softfree
CVS password:
cvs login: warning: failed to open /home/guest/.cvspass for
reading: No such file or directory
This is using Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.2 (client/server)
After I ran
touch ~/.cvspass
I was able to log in anonymously and download from the CVS repository.
Based on what Mathieu Roy <address@hidden> said, this may be a bug in
this version of CVS. However, I am sure that many of the people who
will use this particular repository will use this version of cvs; so
people still need to be told how to solve the problem.
I have added to my announcement draft the following words:
However, it appears that my having to do this is a bug in the
version of CVS that I am using, and the need should go away when
CVS is fixed.
You could add this to the anon-cvs.texi file I sent you, too.
Obviously, that file needs editing. You might, for example, want to
change the relevant paragraph to read:
When he used the @samp{guest} account to these commands,
Robert J. Chassell found that his version 1.11.2 of @sc{cvs}
needed a @file{~/.cvspass} file. If none existed, none was
created automatically. He created one using the @code{touch}
command. However, this problem appear to be a bug in the version
of @sc{cvs} that he is using and should go away.
Then, after the bug is fixed, revise the Texinfo file and update its
output files.
As is, the current documentation causes a person to fail if they
follow the instructions as given.
[Savannah-hackers] bug in Anon CVS how to, Robert J. Chassell, 2002/09/19