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Re: [PATCH] git-cvsexportcommit can't commit files which have been removed from CVS

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Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>
Date
Jun 12, 2009, 06:59 UTC
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torsdag 11 juni 2009 19:04:54 skrev Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>:
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> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> 
> > Nick Woolley <nickwoolley@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
> >> Mike Ralphson wrote:
> >>> cvs commit: Up-to-date check failed for ` space'
> >>> cvs [commit aborted]: correct above errors first!
> >>> * FAIL 15: re-commit a removed filename which remains in CVS attic
> >>> * failed 1 among 15 test(s)
> > But it does seem to be repeatable; I wouldn't rule out a race condition.
> 
> Ehh, sorry, it "does not" seem to be repeatable.  Sometimes and only
> sometimes it fails...

CVS har a timestamp in CVS/Entries that has whole second resolution. In addition it's built-in method for trying to work around the problem by sleeping until the next second wraps around is flaky. cvsexportcommit already has one sleep for this. Maybe it's not enough.

-- robin
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  1. git-cvsexportcommit can't commit files which have been removed from CVSNick Woolley, May 28, 2009
  2. Mike RalphsonJun 10, 2009
  3. Nick WoolleyJun 11, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoJun 11, 2009
  5. Junio C HamanoJun 11, 2009
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 11, 2009
  7. Robin RosenbergJun 12, 2009
  8. Mike RalphsonJul 2, 2009
  9. Nick WoolleyJul 6, 2009

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