Re: Bug report with test repository for conversion failure

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013, Michael Haggerty wrote:
>The conversion works for me, either with version 2.4.0 or with trunk.  I
>am using Linux and the following version of CVS:
>
>    $ cvs --version
>    Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.12.13-MirDebian-8 (client/server)
>    [...]

Yup, it's older than yours.  I wonder if I can easily upgrade my cvs 
temporarily.  (Since of course I'm trying to get off of it.)

(ackema) /tmp % cvs --version

Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.10 `Halibut' (client/server)

>In your case, a particular CVS command fails, as shown in your output.
>Try running the failed command by hand, with correct shell quoting (the
>way cvs2svn tries to run it):
>
>    cvs -Q -R -f -d :local:/tmp/PROJECT co -r1.1 -p -kk \
>        'Tests/SUBPROJECT/AA BB Help/AA BB Help idx'

Yup, I guess cvs inside itself is breaking up arguments on word boundaries??
Even quoted arguments?  Weird..

(ackema) /tmp %     cvs -Q -R -f -d :local:/tmp/PROJECT co -r1.1 -p -kk \
?         'Tests/SUBPROJECT/AA BB Help/AA BB Help idx'
ocvs checkout: cannot chdir to /tmp/PROJECT/Tests/SUBPROJECT/AA: No such file or directory
(ackema) /tmp %

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