Re: Input / output error while checking out code from CVS

[Todd Denniston]

"Maninder Singh(SDG)" wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>         Thanks for the quick reply. We aren't using the .cvsrc file. The
> CVS Server version is: 1.11.17 and the (Mac) Client is :MacCVS v3.2
> (Blue Fish). I'm still not sure what is causing this?
> 

I assume MacCVS is a GUI of some kind?.?

Check in the MacCVS GUI for an option for compression, and turn compression
off if it is currently on.

The error message indicates, as far as I can tell, that there was a problem
with the compression routines, which then equates to an IO error. Turning
off compression and then having the commands work would confirm that the
compression routines are the problem.

It might also be a good idea to see if you can find out what the underlying
CVS (and version of it) is under MacCVS, i.e. is it the normal unix CVS one
or the extended CVSNT.


on 07 Nov 2004 Mark D. Baushke responded to Wu Yongwei having the same
trouble as David Carson, that both client and server may need upgraded to
(when using just the unix CVS) 1.11.17.

BTW, did the condition of it working change when you upgraded clients or
servers(like maybe a yum update on a server machine), or was it just a
sudden onset of non working?  is it affecting all clients or just a few?

> Regards,
> Maninder Singh
> Member-SDG(SCM)
> 
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> 
> "Maninder Singh(SDG)" wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >         We are getting an input / output error while checking-out code
> 
> > from our CVS Server. The error exactly says:
> > "export: inflate: invalid stored block lengths [export aborted]:
> > reading from server: input/output error"
> >
> > What could be causing it? Could it be that the system is slowing down
> > due to load (but at present the uptime command gives a load of < 2)!!!
> > So, I'm  more puzzled.
> You would not happen to be using "SmartCvs" would you?
> 7 Jul 2005 we had a report of it having problems with compression.
> 
> suggestion, check to see if either explicitly on the command line or in
> your .cvsrc you are using "cvs -z#" where # is 0-9, if you are try turn
> compression off and see if the command works correctly.
> 
> Also what version(s) of cvs are you using on the client and server?
> on 30 Jun 2004 David Carson gave the same errors you had, using
> Server:cvs 1.11.16 Client:cvs 1.11.1p1

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