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

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jun 11, 2009, 15:49 UTC
Message-ID: <7vr5xqixd1.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <4A311053.5060802@yahoo.co.uk>

Nick Woolley <nickwoolley@yahoo.co.uk> writes:

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> Mike Ralphson wrote:
>> Hi Nick, I'm seeing intermittent failures since your new test was
>> added to 'next' on AIX 5.3
>> 
>> 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)
>> 
>> Is there a possibility this test has a race condition?
>
> Hm, I have thought not, but what sort of a race condition did you have in mind?
>
>> Let me know if there's anything I can do to help debug it.
>> 
>> It could be a bug in the ancient CVS I have here (1.11.1p1) though.
>
> I wouldn't be surprised.

I just saw this on a k.org machine that runs Fedora 9 (Sulphur); 1.11.22 is the version of CVS that comes with it.

But it does seem to be repeatable; I wouldn't rule out a race condition.