Re: [Savannah-users] Probably newbie's questions... Build my newproject

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Am Tuesday, dem 08. Jan 2008 schrieb Peleg Michaeli:

> Well, fist of all: thanks for your reply, I appreciate it.

Your answer was to my personal address, not to the list.
If this was in error, you may forward this to the list, if you want to.

(My fault - It was to both - so I forward my own message now)

> >> By the way, if you want to "upload" a homepage for the project, you have
> to use CVS.
> 
> I will use CVS then, I don't care...

I'm not sure if we talked past each other.
There are 2 separate repositories: one for the homepage and one for the
source code (most projects are not for the web, you know).
The homepage has to be uploaded with CVS.
The source code has a separate repository, for which you can use other
version control systems, if you wish.

> > How can I upload files to my project? (it is "empty" at the moment) 
> >> With "project" you mean the source code repository, right?
> >> The repository is empty, but it exists. So the first thing is to check
> out the (empty) repository, and then you can fill it with files.
> (At least with CVS)
> 
> OK, I checked the root here:
> http://cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/amw/?root=amw
> empty indeed. Now: how can I "fill it with files"?
> (When I said "project", I meant the source code repository, indeed)

No, with "check out" I meant the "checkout"-command of CVS. ;-)
(or the equivalent in arch, I just know CVS so far)

see
https://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance/HomepageUpload

> > How can I access the "administration" of those systems? (is there a web
> administration at all?)
> >> What do you mean by that?
> >> When you are logged in you will see "Project Main Administration Page"
> in the links below the project description. Or simply under "Main" in
> the menu at the top.
> 
> What I meant by "web administration" is whether I have a web interface to
> control CVS utilities: committing edits (like in SVN), merging, etc.

Well no.
You can watch the content with the web-tools, but you have to use the
cvs command to "commit" changes.  (I couldn't even imagine how you 
could do it with a web interface)

> > Where will I be able to see a running version (production) of the project?
> >> What do you mean by that?
> >> Does your project use some server side web technology (PHP, CGI?)
> >> You cannot "run" anything on the savannah servers.
> >> They offer webspace, but only for static content.
> >> You could only upload client side code (JavaScript, (Java...?)
> 
> >> If you need server side execution, then you have to find another server.
> >> You can register the link to the other server under "Select Features".
> 
> Well, this is the main thing that interesting me: I didn't know that I
> cannot execute scripts on Savannah's server... (My planned software is based
> on PHP); well: I have my own "shared space" where I can run a production
> version for tests, etc, but because it is shared, I cannot install CVS/SVN
> on it, hence I asked for Savannah to host the project.

Sorry.
https://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance/HomepageAvailabilityOfPhpAndMysql

> Assume That I host a "running" version on my shared server and the CVS on
> Savannah's server - will I need to manually update my own server each time
> someone is committing an update? That seems unreasonable, and in open-source
> PHP projects that I used to contribute to, it wasn't like that - I worked
> with SVN, I fixed a bug, committed it ("updated") and could see the effect
> immediately on the server (on test.domain.org).
> 
> Is that impossible in Savannah?

As far as I can tell, you can't.


By the way, I am not an administrator on Savannah, I'm just a normal 
user, like you. If you want, you can have a look at my projects:
http://sv.nongnu.org/p/akfquiz
http://sv.nongnu.org/p/akfavatar

> Are all free open-source hosting services (like Savannah, unlike
> SourceForge) working in the same way, or is it Savannah-specific limitation?
> (on executing PHP code)

I wished I knew where I could run my own CGI programs for free. ;-)

-- 
AKFoerster

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