Re: Old CVS files no longer working
Gabriel Genellina <[email protected]> Tue, 5 Apr 2016 20:26:14 -0300
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El 5/4/2016 a las 3:37 p. m., Hillman, Robert escribi=F3:
>
> Hi,
>
> We had a linux machine setup for our repository and Tortoise on our=20
> Windows 7 machines using it. Linux machine was retired, and the files=20
> were retrieved and put on a local network drive. Tried the :local:=20
> with the network drive and it worked then stopped (even though no one=20
> else is using it but myself) =96 I know it=92s not a good idea to do th=
at=20
> but not sure if that was what caused the problem or how to fix it?
>
> Not sure where to go from here =96 how can I get tortoise working=20
> again? I=92m using the latest version. I even tried copying the=20
> network files to a local drive then pointing tortoise to the local=20
> drive. (note I=92m not very fluent in Tortoise/CVS so perhaps I=92m do=
ing=20
> something wrong that=92s obvious?) When I select TortoiseCVS checkout=20
> module to set it up and click on Fetch list it says: (note inside the=20
> c:/cvsroot/scs750 there is a directory called CVSROOT with files in=20
> there). Thanks for any help you can provide!
>
> In C:\Users\rhillman\AppData\Local\Temp\: "C:\Program Files=20
> (x86)\CVSNT\cvs.exe" -q -Q -N co -c
>
> CVSROOT=3D:local:C:/cvsroot/scs750
>
> Error, CVS operation failed
>
a) Don't use such directory name. It might confuse TortoiseCVS and=20
certainly might confuse a human looking at it. c:\cvsrepo would be fine.
b) Don't use a network share, it won't work.
c) Don't use the :local: protocol
d) Set up a local CVSNT server instead. It's not that difficult. Look=20
for the installation guide by Bo Berglund, or follow this one:
http://www.idevelopment.info/data/Programming/change_management/cvsnt/PRO=
GRAMMING_Installing_CVSNT.shtml
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Gabriel Genellina
SoftLab SRL
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<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">El 5/4/2016 a las 3:37 p. m., Hillman,
Robert escribi=F3:<br>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi,</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We had a linux machine setup for our
repository and Tortoise on our Windows 7 machines using it.=A0
Linux machine was retired, and the files were retrieved and
put on a local network drive.=A0 Tried the :local: with the
network drive and it worked then stopped (even though no one
else is using it but myself) =96 I know it=92s not a good idea =
to
do that but not sure if that was what caused the problem or
how to fix it?</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Not sure where to go from here =96 how can=
I
get tortoise working again?=A0 I=92m using the latest version.=A0=
I
even tried copying the network files to a local drive then
pointing tortoise to the local drive.=A0 (note I=92m not very
fluent in Tortoise/CVS so perhaps I=92m doing something wrong
that=92s obvious?)=A0 When I select TortoiseCVS checkout module=
to
set it up and click on Fetch list it says:=A0 (note inside the
c:/cvsroot/scs750 there is a directory called CVSROOT with
files in there).=A0=A0=A0 Thanks for any help you can provide!<=
/p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">In C:\Users\rhillman\AppData\Local\Temp\:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\CVSNT\cvs.exe" -q -Q -N co -c</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">CVSROOT=3D:local:C:/cvsroot/scs750</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Error, CVS operation failed</p>
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a) Don't use such directory name. It might confuse TortoiseCVS and
certainly might confuse a human looking at it. c:\cvsrepo would be
fine.<br>
b) Don't use a network share, it won't work.<br>
c) Don't use the :local: protocol<br>
d) Set up a local CVSNT server instead. It's not that difficult.
Look for the installation guide by Bo Berglund, or follow this one:<b=
r>
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.idevelopment.info/d=
ata/Programming/change_management/cvsnt/PROGRAMMING_Installing_CVSNT.shtm=
l">http://www.idevelopment.info/data/Programming/change_management/cvsnt/=
PROGRAMMING_Installing_CVSNT.shtml</a><br>
<br>
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Gabriel Genellina
SoftLab SRL
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