Korpus Magnus

I've been experimenting with CVS. I finally managed to get CVS
working with remote connections. I installed CVSNT 2.5.01.1969, WinCVS 2.0.0.2, Python 2.4.1.

I had no problem creating and accessing a local repository but I was
tearing out my hair trying to access the same repository remotely
through an SSH 2 connection.

I have yet to verify the change that got things working but I think it
was that I was trying to connect to my domain account on the machine
that was hosting the repository (namely, my own). I had no
problem logging in with secure shell and I was able to login without
errors with cvs (cvs -d :ssh:kor@kor:c:/cvsrepo login), but when I tried to do something like cvs -d :ssh:kor@kor:c:/cvsrepo...

Well I just went back and tried the domain account and it
works! It looks like the real problem was simply my CVSROOT
path. It doesn't like the actual path name, c:\cvsrepo, it wants
simply, /cvsrepo, the name I gave the repository in the CVSNT control
panel. When I use the actual path it complains: cvs
[history aborted]: cvs.exe [server aborted]: c:/cvsjava: no such
repository!

My next hurdle was getting CVS to integrate with
Eclipse. With Eclipse the protocol choice is extssh. This
uses eclipse's internal ssh client. You can also use ext if you
define that client in the configuration.

When I had everything defined and tried to perform an action I received this error: Warning
May 26, 2005 20:52:21.222 CVSNT repository
':extssh:kkiley@132.198.151.151:/cvsjava' is configured to use a
repository prefix. However, CVSNT does not always properly communicate
resource paths in this mode resulting in the failure of some
specialized Eclipse CVS operations. The use of a repository prefix
should be disable if the full functionality of the Eclipse CVS client
is desired
I looked and looked and couldn't find a place where the repository
prefix could be disabled. I finally found the answer at
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=39516

"In CVSNT 2.0.58d,you need to check both 'respond as cvs 1.11.2 to version request' & 'Emulate -n checkout bug'.
"

But a later comment says you only need to check 'respond as cvs 1.11.2 to version request' I haven't verified if both are necessary.

My sister bought an iBook G4 about a month ago and asked me for some
help with it.  I used Macs a bit in the 80's and just a few times
since then, never enough to learn my away around and feel
comfortable.  I've been using an iPod for over a year and really
admire the design.  My son is using a Mac G5 for his design work,
and now, with another Mac in the family my curiosity has continued to
grow.

My sister came over one evening with her iBook and I played with it for
about an hour to learn enough to be able to help her.  I was quite
impressed with the design of the hardware but to know whether or not
you like a desktop takes some getting used to.  I learned some
basic stuff in not too much time and had a lot of fun doing it.  I
was able to then, answer a few questions for sis but was not at all
sure that I was able to give her the best answers.

I work in the systems department of a university library and lately
we've been getting more and more Mac laptop users with wireless and VPN
problems.  I don't deal much with user problems but all the more
reason to feel very frustrated, and embarrassed with my lack of Mac
knowledge, when I have been required to help someone.

I started thinking about suggesting to my boss that we get a Mac so we
can learn enough to better help Mac users.  We're on a pretty
tight budget so I wanted to present him with the cheapest investment
possible and that turned out to be a Mac Mini.  We have plenty of
old monitors, keyboards and mice around so that part wouldn't cost us
anything.