From: Junio C Hamano Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:49:46 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-cvsexportcommit can't commit files which have been removed from CVS Message-ID: <7vr5xqixd1.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <4A311053.5060802@yahoo.co.uk> Nick Woolley writes: > 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.