Re: [viewvc-users] error with viewvc 1.1.17

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So, that explains it then.  The "diff" configuration variable should point
to the program itself, not merely the directory which holds it.


On 11/05/2012 02:32 PM, Omar Hussain wrote:
> Hmm,
> I checked that section and I have this:
> diff = "C:\Program Files\CollabNet\Subversion Client"
> 
> I looked in there, and did find a diff program.
> is it possible that its a problem because its 64 bit subversion client?
> i think viewvc is 32bit
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: C. Michael Pilato [[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 5:27 PM
> To: Omar Hussain
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [viewvc-users] error with viewvc 1.1.17
> 
> On 11/02/2012 07:41 PM, Omar Hussain wrote:
>> We started with viewvc 1.1.16 and encountered a bug when trying to view a file in the svn repo.
>> I found a discussion thread talking about the bug, and that it was fixed in the next version...
>> it was fixed but now we get an error when trying to view differences between two revisions of a file
>>
>> so with version 1.1.17 I'm seeing this error
>>
>> An Exception Has Occurred
>>
>> Python Traceback
>>
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "C:\Program Files (x86)\viewvc-1.1.17\lib\viewvc.py", line 4676, in main
>>     request.run_viewvc()
>>   File "C:\Program Files (x86)\viewvc-1.1.17\lib\viewvc.py", line 395, in run_viewvc
>>     self.view_func(self)
>>   File "C:\Program Files (x86)\viewvc-1.1.17\lib\viewvc.py", line 3425, in view_diff
>>     fp = request.repos.rawdiff(p1, rev1, p2, rev2, diff_type, diff_options)
>>   File "C:\Program Files (x86)\viewvc-1.1.17\lib\vclib\svn\svn_repos.py", line 579, in rawdiff
>>     return vclib._diff_fp(temp1, temp2, info1, info2, self.diff_cmd, args)
>>   File "C:\Program Files (x86)\viewvc-1.1.17\lib\vclib\__init__.py", line 380, in __init__
>>     self.fp = popen.popen(diff_cmd, args, "r")
>>   File "C:\Program Files (x86)\viewvc-1.1.17\lib\popen.py", line 71, in popen
>>     phandle, pid, thandle, tid = win32popen.CreateProcess(command, hStdIn, hStdOut, hStdErr)
>>   File "C:\Program Files (x86)\viewvc-1.1.17\lib\win32popen.py", line 84, in CreateProcess
>>     si                               # startupinfo
>> error: (2, 'CreateProcess', 'The system cannot find the file specified.')
>>
>> Exception AttributeError: "_diff_fp instance has no attribute 'fp'" in > ignored
>>
>> Anyone have a work-around please?
> 
> Omar,
> 
> Your problem is that when ViewVC went to go launch the required GNU diff
> program, it couldn't find it.  Did you set the "diff" configuration variable
> in the [utilities] section of your viewvc.conf file?  If not, and if
> "diff.exe" isn't locatable in your system's %PATH%, ViewVC will raise the
> Exception you see.
> 
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