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RE: 1.7.1: cvs version built in is unstable


Is it possible to change the setting of "POSIX_NO_TRUNC"?

-Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Seay_Douglas@emc.com [mailto:Seay_Douglas@emc.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 6:47 AM
> To: Roe, Kevin L.; cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: 1.7.1: cvs version built in is unstable
> 
> I'm seeing stuff like this too, and it is unrelated to ssh.  The
> problem
> is that cvs download temp files into temp files named .new.%9 and the
> 9th character of that name is a dot.  It appears that most windows file
> systems don't allow trailing dots, apparently because of "8.3 filename"
> legacy logic.
> 
> It appears that cygwin 1.5 munged off the dot, or defined
> _POSIX_NO_TRUNC.  And now with 1.7 that has changed.
> 
> - doug
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On
> Behalf
> Of Roe, Kevin L.
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 7:37 PM
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: 1.7.1: cvs version built in is unstable
> 
> So I ran the "cvs -t update" command on the file in question.  Doesn't
> tell me anything, but here is the output.
> 
>   -> main: Session ID is NrLenMDBO35CD1tu
>   -> main loop with CVSROOT=/usr/gapps/AEAG/cvs_modules
>   -> open_connection_to_server (:ext:hera:/usr/gapps/AEAG/cvs_modules)
>  -> Starting server: ssh hera cvs server
> Password:
> S-> Reader_Lock(/usr/gapps/AEAG/cvs_modules/Utilities)
> cvs update: warning: p_change.pl was lost
> S-> RCS_Checkout (usr/gapps/AEAG/cvs_modules/Utilities/p_change.pl,v,
> 1.5, , , (function))
> S-> server_register(p_change.pl, 1.5, , , , , )
> S-> Register(p_change.pl, 1.5, , ,  )
> S-> fopen(/usr/gapps/AEAG/cvs_modules/CVSROOT/history,a)
> cvs update: cannot write ./p_change.pl: No such file of directory
> S-> Lock_Cleanup()
> S-> rename(CVS/Entries.Backup,CVS/Entries)
>   -> close_connection_to_server ()
>  -> Lock_Cleanup()
> 
> 
> I also tried using the -vvv option on ssh, but got the following error
> when I set CVS_RSH to that:
> 
> cvs [update aborted]: cannot exec ssh -vvv: No such file or directory
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On
> > Behalf Of Larry Hall (Cygwin)
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:12 PM
> > To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > Subject: Re: 1.7.1: cvs version built in is unstable
> >
> > On 3/30/2010 6:58 PM, Roe, Kevin L. wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > New information:
> > >
> > > I have confirmed that the current CVS (1.12.13) in cygwin is the
> same
> > as
> > > in cygwin 1.5.25 The ssh is different though, old = OpenSSH_5.1p1
> > new =
> > > OpenSSH_5.3p1 >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > I'd like to get the native CVS working in cygwin.  It is the
> cleanest
> > > solution.  Any ideas on where I can go from here?
> >
> > I suggest trying to reproduce CVS's usage of ssh to see if you can
> > narrow
> > down where the problem lies.
> >
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