Re: after Cygwin update, CVS authorization fails

[Stephan Feder]

john lukar wrote:
> 
> The problems is that cvs checkout works in other
> directories other than the e:\projects directory.
> 
> when I use the command line cvs that came with WinCVS,
> I can operate on e:\projects without a problem.

It seems that they provide a modified version of the command line cvs.

> the cvs version with my cygwin setup (clien/server
> 1.11) version is problematic.
> 
> Is there anyway to fix it?

The command line cvs from WinCVS supports the switch --lf which means
using LF instead of CR/LF for text files (there is an option in the GUI
as well). If you always work in that mode you should be able to share
the working directory between Unix and Windows (we had no problem so
far).  

> when You say use one sandbox for each, do you mean I
> should not switch between WinCVS and bash-cygwin cvs
> while working on a project directory?

Yes, that is what it means. As outlined above you do not have to live
with that "solution".

> TIA for input.

You are welcome

        Stephan 
--
> --- Stephan Feder <address@hidden> wrote:
> > What you see (mangling) is a CR after john so the
> > start of the follwing
> > line (probably "cvs server: au" is hidden on
> > screen). Seems you have
> > checked out a text file under Windows (WinCVS) and
> > now under Unix
> > (Cygwin) the CR is not recognized as end of file
> > (instead of a checked
> > out file it could also be any file in the CVS
> > subdirectories).
> > Essentially that means:
> >
> > Use one sandbox for working under WinCVS and another
> > one for Cygwin.
> >
> > If this advice/solution does not please you... that
> > is the result of the
> > thread with subject "WINCVS and MSVC problem" on
> > this very list.
> >
> > Regards
> >       Stephan
> > --
> > john lukar wrote:
> > >
> > > I just did an update to my cygwin installation
> > which
> > > includes the cvs client as well.
> > >
> > > after doing so, I can no longer login and checkout
> > to
> > > our cvs server.
> > >
> > > my cvs client version using "cvs -version" says:
> > > Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11
> > (client/server)
> > >
> > > the peculiar thing is that, when I change to
> > another
> > > directory e.g.  e:\temp, then I can do all of my
> > cvs
> > > operations including login and checkout of
> > modules.
> > >
> > > It is only the e:\projects directory that is
> > creating
> > > this problem for me. This is where I maintain all
> > of
> > > my cvs managed projects, even prior to my cygwin
> > > upgarde.
> > >
> > > Also my failure message says:
> > > thorization failed: server mycvsserver
> > > rejected access to /share/CVS.
> > >
> > > As you can see the user name "johnthoriztion" is
> > > mangled. My cvs login d is john, but the "au" part
> > of
> > > authorization is dropped and prefixed with my
> > name.
> > >
> > > I can jCVS and WinCVS to manager this same
> > directory
> > > e:\projects.
> > >
> > > I seems to be only the cygwin cvs client that is a
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > thanks much
> > > john.
> > >
> > > any ideas?