Re: cvs 1.11.9 for windows hanging

[Paul Edwards]

"Mark D. Baushke" <mdb@cvshome.org> wrote in message 
news:mailman.2779.1067473072.21628.bug-cvs@gnu.org...
>> >> Correct.  Even with "-n", ie exactly the same command as you,
>> >> except different userid, it hangs.
>>
>> > Well, the next step might be to try to build a 1.11.1p1 server for
>> > yourself and try to see if you can replicate the problem locally.
>> > That would potentially give you the opportunity to debug the problem.
>>
>> I thought the problem was with the client?  I need to be
>> able to recompile the windows version.  And unfortunately
>> MSC is the only supported compiler.  I have gcc and bcc32
>> installed.

> Well, the problem appears to be with the windows client, but as an aid
> to tracking down where exactly things are going wrong may you may find
> that replicating the problem locally will let you debug the problem
> more easily.

I have tracked the problem down to CVS is hanging in buffer.c
while waiting for the child process.

That child process happens to be SSH, which is running a
command "cvs server", presumably on the remote site.

Therefore it is out of scope.  The problem is on the CVS
server, or potentially in SSH.  Or Windows 98 etc etc.

BFN.  Paul.