Re: [Savannah-hackers-public] Re: Git pserver

[Jim Meyering]

Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 01:49:36PM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden> wrote:
>> > I switched Savannah to the Git package from backports.org, because it
>> > will be easier for other people to update it.
>> >
>> > I installed git-core and git-cvs, in both the main server, and in the
>> > 'cvs' vserver (where is it needed exactly already?).
>>
>> Hi Sylvain,
>>
>> Thanks!
>> It wasn't officially needed there.
>
> Do you mean git-cvs is not needed in the 'cvs' vserver? Or something
> else? :)

It's good that it's there, now.
That (plus not having time) was keeping me from moving
the emacs cvs->git mirroring process into the cvs vserver.

>> It would be needed if I were syncing emacs' cvs-to-git
>> in the cvs vserver.  Currently, I'm doing it via the host vserver.
>>
>> > Incidentally, to bypass packages dependencies I had to create a fake
>> > "cvs" package, using the 'equivs' method I discussed earlier. I also
>> > remember you mentioned something about cvsps, I though it was already
>> > installed, but apparently it wasn't; can you refresh my memory? :)
>>
>> It's required if we're going to do any incremental cvs-to-git sync
>> (via git-cvsimport) in the cvs vserver.
>
> OK, can you tell me what kind of git stuff is done these days?
>
> - automated cvs->git

Yep, but only for emacs.

> - manual cvs->git
>
> I'm a bit lost ;)
>
>
>> > Last, I tested git-cvsserver. It works for gnulib, but it fails for
>> > freedink:
>> > cvs -d:pserver:address@hidden:/freedink.git co HEAD
>> > cvs checkout: warning: unrecognized response `Died at 
>> > /usr/bin/git-cvsserver line 2640, <FILELIST> chunk 4.' from cvs server
>> > cvs checkout: warning: unrecognized response `Issuing rollback() for 
>> > database handle being DESTROY'd without explicit disconnect(), <FILELIST> 
>> > line 4.' from cvs server
>> > cvs [checkout aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if 
>> > any)
>> >
>> > I enabled a log like you did for gnulib.git, you can have a look?
>> > 2007-11-08 00:38:29 : DEBUG - GITCVS::updater - Processing commit 
>> > 494a33f37d8c6231c99a99708c7e4d9d54e76271 (139 of 182)
>> > 2007-11-08 00:38:29 : WARN  - UNKNOWN FILE CHANGE mode=6, 
>> > hash=662b71c28b5cc0dc6ea8edccb32c3f50d9ce15c5, change=T, name=README
>>
>> That's odd.
>> It looks like your cvs client sent a 'T' change command, which
>> isn't recognized.  Only 'D'elete, 'M'odified and 'A'dded are recognized.
>>
>> What client/version are you using?
>
> CVS version 1.12.13, the Debian Lenny version.

Then I maybe the client and server get out of sync?
Do any freedink users/developers actually use cvs access?