[TriLUG] cvs CVSROOT/modules

[William Sutton]

Right....I tried a test from one linux box to another to see how the cli 
interface worked with the login I was trying to use via tortoise...things 
didn't look good when I tried to do cvs login (claimed it couldn't find 
the repository) (see my previous message in re to Tom)

I have some lattitude with my personal client, but the general standard is 
tortoise.  In any case I'm not convinced the problem is with tortoise per 
se, since tortoise is working with the existing (to be replaced) cvs 
server.  I think the problems are with 1. the setup on the new cvs server 
and 2. the fact that we're migrating from a windows nt domain 
authentication (existing server is a w2k box) to ldap.

William

On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Mike M wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 02:26:13AM -0400, Tom Bryan wrote:
> > On Wednesday 08 September 2004 10:12 am, William Sutton wrote:
> > > Thank you for the examples!  By "searchable", I mean "TortoiseCVS
> > > can find the modules without my having to install ViewCVS on the server
> > > since I don't have r00t privileges at $WORK" :)
> > 
> > Since CVSROOT/modules is just a file in the repository, perhaps TortoiseCVS 
> > simply grabs that file and reads the modules in it.  :-)
> > 
> > Try setting up a simple "alias" module where you rename a folder and see 
> > whether it shows up.
> 
> Risking that I am stating the obvious, I'll offer this: TortoiseCVS 
> and WinCVS are GUI dressing around real CVS.  CVS is just a collection
> of files. 
> 
> Can you offer more detail?  It seems that you are asking about 
> TortoiseCVS explicitly. Do you have a user account on the CVS server with
> read/write permission for your repository?  Have you tried using the
> repository from a Linux system?  Can you log in to the CVS server
> using putty and then use cvs command line to access the repository?
> 
> I set up WinCVS using the putty suite of tools.  It was a major PITA.
> I have detailed procedure written for WinCVS.  If you have the freedom 
> to choose your Windows CVS client, then you can try WinCVS and perhaps
> gain experience that will port to TortoiseCVS.  I have a working WinCVS
> setup that accesses a repository on a Linux box, so I can run tests and
> send results to you if that would help.
> 
> I was not successful early on with TortoiseCVS, BTW.
> 
> The procedure (and it's rather rough) is located here for an 
> indefinity (experimenting with creating new words).
> 
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