RE: Trying to locate an error

[Tom Copeland]

Hi Tomas -

Here's what works for me.  First, open a DOS window, and then do a:

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C:\tmp>set CVSROOT=:ext:address@hidden:/cvsroot/gforge

C:\tmp>set CVS_RSH=c:\bin\ssh\ssh.exe

C:\tmp>set HOME=c:

C:\tmp>cvs co gforge
cvs server: Updating gforge
U gforge/AUTHORS
U gforge/COPYING
U gforge/ChangeLog

etc., etc.
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Of course, you'll need to replace "gforge" with your own project name.
Note also that:

1) on my Windows machine c:\bin\ssh\ssh.exe is a SSH1 client

2) in c:\.ssh I have a private key, the matching public key for which
I've uploaded to Savannah via the text field on "Edit SSH Keys" page
which is linked to from the "Account Configuration" page.  Savannah only
allows CVS authentication via public/private key exchange, not via
password authentication.

Good luck!

Yours,

Tom



> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden 
> [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf 
> Of Tomas Sanchez Romani
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 7:22 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: Trying to locate an error
> 
> 
> 
> So far I got two suggestions:
> 
> 1) CVSROOT=:ext:address@hidden:/cvsroot/gforge
> 
> trying this (credit to Tom Copeland) a cmd-window opens 
> executing cvs.exe and keeps me waiting, and waiting, and 
> waiting... seems that nothing happens.
> 
> 2) cvs -z3 -d:ext:address@hidden:/webcvs co -d 
> c:/apache/htdocs/cage-web/ cvs
> 
> trying this (credit to Alex Pop) results in: 
> 
> cvs checkout: warning: unrecognized response `Unable to open 
> connection:
> ' from cvs server
> cvs [checkout aborted]: end of file from server (consult 
> above messages if any)
> 
> So, it seems that I'm stuck!
> 
> If nothing gets working soon, I'm considering to uninstall 
> the environment (cvs and ssh) and restart, If I do that, what 
> do you recommend (I'm on a W2K-box - which will _not_ change!).
> 
> regards, Tomas 
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tomas Sanchez Romani" <address@hidden>
> > To: <address@hidden>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 8:13 PM
> > Subject: Trying to locate an error
> > 
> > 
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > Newly subscribed and here is my problem:
> > >
> > > I'm trying to get started using cvs on savannah, as a developer.
> > >
> > > I succeded in init-ing the web-cvs part late one morning, 
> but when I woke
> > up I couldn't do it again.
> > >
> > > I use winCVS and Putty and execute the following command:
> > >
> > > cvs -z3 address@hidden:/webcvs co 
> c:/apache/htdocs/cage-web/
> > >
> > > i get the following error:
> > >
> > > cvs checkout: CVSROOT "address@hidden:/webcvs" 
> must be an
> > absolute pathname
> > > cvs [checkout aborted]: Bad CVSROOT.
> > >
> > > please help, I've allready tried to get help over at 
> savannah, but I can't
> > seem to get help over there.
> > >
> > > regards, tomas
> > >
> > > ps. sounded a little that they are lousy over there, they 
> are not. I've
> > gotten help very quick but it really didn't help ;-)
> > >
> > >
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