Subject: Re: More CVS woes
To: new-httpd@hyperreal.com
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 07:27:39 +0000 (GMT)
From: Ben Laurie <ben@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <199603132136.QAA04884@shado.jaguNET.com> from "Jim Jagielski" at
 Mar 13, 96 04:36:44 pm
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> 
> Well, it seems that on hyperreal I can 'checkout' with no problem,
> although 'release' doesn't seem to want to work. Also, using remote
> access ('remsh hyperreal.com ls') works as well.
> 
> BUT accessing remotely hasn't been working yet (we're using 1.7 here).
> For example, for even things like 'cvs history' I get:
> 
>     $ cvs -t history
>  -> Starting server: /usr/bin/remsh hyperreal.com cvs server 
> Usage: cvs [cvs-options] command [command-options] [files...]
>     Where 'cvs-options' are:
>         -H           Displays Usage information for command
>         -Q           Cause CVS to be really quiet.
>         -q           Cause CVS to be somewhat quiet.
>         -r           Make checked-out files read-only
>         -w           Make checked-out files read-write (default)
>         -l           Turn History logging off
>         -n           Do not execute anything that will change the disk
>         -t           Show trace of program execution -- Try with -n
>         -v           CVS version and copyright
>         -b bindir    Find RCS programs in 'bindir'
>         -e editor    Use 'editor' for editing log information
>         -d CVS_root  Overrides $CVSROOT as the root of the CVS tree
> 
>     and where 'command' is:
>         add          Adds a new file/directory to the repository
>         admin        Administration front end for rcs
>         checkout     Checkout sources for editing
>         commit       Checks files into the repository
>         diff         Runs diffs between revisions
>         history      Shows status of files and users
>         import       Import sources into CVS, using vendor branches
>         export       Export sources from CVS, similar to checkout
>         log          Prints out 'rlog' information for files
>         rdiff        'patch' format diffs between releases
>         release      Indicate that a Module is no longer in use
>         remove       Removes an entry from the repository
>         status       Status info on the revisions
>         tag          Add a symbolic tag to checked out version of RCS file
>         rtag         Add a symbolic tag to the RCS file
>         update       Brings work tree in sync with repository
> cvs [history aborted]: premature end of file from server
> 
> 
> Any ideas?

Yep. You need to have /usr/local/bin _FIRST_ in your path on taz.

Cheers,

Ben.


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