{"thread":{"id":"17076","subject":"trouble getting git cvsimport working","startedAt":"2009-01-10T13:16:02Z","lastAt":"2009-01-10T14:55:51Z","messageCount":4,"participants":["Caleb Cushing","Johannes Schindelin"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"99881","messageId":"81bfc67a0901100516w10ea77e8n8734713b071d69b9@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"17076","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"trouble getting git cvsimport working","fromName":"Caleb Cushing","fromEmail":"xenoterracide@gmail.com","sentAt":"2009-01-10T13:16:02Z","receivedAt":"2009-01-10T13:16:02Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"xenoterracide@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/af3f0745dfa0ea9c4ee551d7d0a3cfe7ba8d229754c11678ab2ed23c3fa57065?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"not sure what I'm doing wrong.\n\nactual cvs command\n\ncvs -d :pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.gentoo.org:/var/cvsroot co gentoo-x86\n\nwhat I'm trying\n\ngit cvsimport -a -v -d\n:pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.gentoo.org/var/cvsroot/ gentoo-x86 -C\nportage\n\nInitialized empty Git repository in /home/portdev/cvs/portage/.git/\nRunning cvsps...\nparse error on third token\nWARNING: malformed CVS version: no data\nWARNING: malformed CVS version str: (UNKNOWN CLIENT)\nWARNING: Your CVS client version:\n[(UNKNOWN CLIENT)]\nand/or server version:\n[(UNKNOWN SERVER)]\nare too old to properly support the rlog command.\nThis command was introduced in 1.11.1.  Cvsps\nwill use log instead, but PatchSet numbering\nmay become unstable due to pruned empty\ndirectories.\n\nsh: cvs: command not found\nDONE; creating master branch\nfatal: refs/heads/origin: not a valid SHA1\nfatal: master: not a valid SHA1\nfatal: You are on a branch yet to be born\ncheckout failed: 32768\n\nhelp would be appreciated.\n-- \nCaleb Cushing\n\nhttp://xenoterracide.blogspot.com\n"},{"id":"99893","messageId":"alpine.DEB.1.00.0901101524310.30769@pacific.mpi-cbg.de","threadId":"17076","inReplyTo":"81bfc67a0901100516w10ea77e8n8734713b071d69b9@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: trouble getting git cvsimport working","fromName":"Johannes Schindelin","fromEmail":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","sentAt":"2009-01-10T14:25:16Z","receivedAt":"2009-01-10T14:25:16Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/127790?v=4"},"body":"Hi,\n\nOn Sat, 10 Jan 2009, Caleb Cushing wrote:\n\n> sh: cvs: command not found\n\nWhat's this?\n\nCiao,\nDscho\n"},{"id":"99895","messageId":"81bfc67a0901100635i4d33c294x393a8d2dfc2b0e0d@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"17076","inReplyTo":"alpine.DEB.1.00.0901101524310.30769@pacific.mpi-cbg.de","subject":"Re: trouble getting git cvsimport working","fromName":"Caleb Cushing","fromEmail":"xenoterracide@gmail.com","sentAt":"2009-01-10T14:35:28Z","receivedAt":"2009-01-10T14:35:28Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"xenoterracide@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/af3f0745dfa0ea9c4ee551d7d0a3cfe7ba8d229754c11678ab2ed23c3fa57065?d=mp&s=160"},"body":">  > sh: cvs: command not found\n>\n>\n> What's this?\n\ndoes git need more than cvsps to work (I assumed my package manager\nhad installed all needed deps)? I installed cvs after you pointed that\nout...\n\ngit cvsimport -a -v -d\n:pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.gentoo.org/var/cvsroot/ gentoo-x86 -C\nportage\nInitialized empty Git repository in /home/portdev/cvs/portage/.git/\nRunning cvsps...\nparse error on third token\nWARNING: malformed CVS version str: Server: (unknown)\nWARNING: Your CVS client version:\n[Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.12.12 (client)]\nand/or server version:\n[Server: (unknown)]\nare too old to properly support the rlog command.\nThis command was introduced in 1.11.1.  Cvsps\nwill use log instead, but PatchSet numbering\nmay become unstable due to pruned empty\ndirectories.\n\ncvs log: warning: failed to open /home/portdev/.cvspass for reading:\nNo such file or directory\ncvs log: in directory .:\ncvs [log aborted]: there is no version here; run 'cvs checkout' first\nDONE; creating master branch\nfatal: refs/heads/origin: not a valid SHA1\nfatal: master: not a valid SHA1\nfatal: You are on a branch yet to be born\ncheckout failed: 32768\n-- \nCaleb Cushing\n\nhttp://xenoterracide.blogspot.com\n"},{"id":"99897","messageId":"alpine.DEB.1.00.0901101553590.30769@pacific.mpi-cbg.de","threadId":"17076","inReplyTo":"81bfc67a0901100635i4d33c294x393a8d2dfc2b0e0d@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: trouble getting git cvsimport working","fromName":"Johannes Schindelin","fromEmail":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","sentAt":"2009-01-10T14:55:51Z","receivedAt":"2009-01-10T14:55:51Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/127790?v=4"},"body":"Hi,\n\nOn Sat, 10 Jan 2009, Caleb Cushing wrote:\n\n> git cvsimport -a -v -d\n> :pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.gentoo.org/var/cvsroot/ gentoo-x86 -C\n> portage\n> Initialized empty Git repository in /home/portdev/cvs/portage/.git/\n> Running cvsps...\n> parse error on third token\n> WARNING: malformed CVS version str: Server: (unknown)\n> WARNING: Your CVS client version:\n> [Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.12.12 (client)]\n> and/or server version:\n> [Server: (unknown)]\n> are too old to properly support the rlog command.\n> This command was introduced in 1.11.1.  Cvsps\n> will use log instead, but PatchSet numbering\n> may become unstable due to pruned empty\n> directories.\n\nThis is the problem.\n\n> cvs log: warning: failed to open /home/portdev/.cvspass for reading:\n> No such file or directory\n> cvs log: in directory .:\n> cvs [log aborted]: there is no version here; run 'cvs checkout' first\n\nAnd this is the solution: Just try\n\n\t$ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.gentoo.org/var/cvsroot/ \\\n\t\tco gentoo-x86\n\t$ cd gentoo-x86\n\t$ git cvsimport -v\n\n(I assume it is a live repository, so -a is dangerous.)\n\nHth,\nDscho\n"}]}