# [PATCH] adapt git-cvsserver manpage to dash-free syntax 4 messages from 2008-08-18 to 2008-08-19. Participants: Robert Schiele, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/15069 ## Robert Schiele, 2008-08-18 14:17 Subject: [PATCH] adapt git-cvsserver manpage to dash-free syntax Message-ID: <20080818141704.GC11842@schiele.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080818141704.GC11842%40schiele.dyndns.org ``` Signed-off-by: Robert Schiele --- Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt index c2d3c90..785779e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS SSH: [verse] -export CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver +export CVS_SERVER="git cvsserver" 'cvs' -d :ext:user@server/path/repo.git co pserver (/etc/inetd.conf): @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Note: Newer CVS versions (>= 1.12.11) also support specifying CVS_SERVER directly in CVSROOT like ------ -cvs -d ":ext;CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver:user@server/path/repo.git" co +cvs -d ":ext;CVS_SERVER=git cvsserver:user@server/path/repo.git" co ------ This has the advantage that it will be saved in your 'CVS/Root' files and you don't need to worry about always setting the correct environment @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ allowing access over SSH. -- ------ export CVSROOT=:ext:user@server:/var/git/project.git - export CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver + export CVS_SERVER="git cvsserver" ------ -- 4. For SSH clients that will make commits, make sure their server-side @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ To get a checkout with the Eclipse CVS client: Protocol notes: If you are using anonymous access via pserver, just select that. Those using SSH access should choose the 'ext' protocol, and configure 'ext' access on the Preferences->Team->CVS->ExtConnection pane. Set CVS_SERVER to -'git-cvsserver'. Note that password support is not good when using 'ext', +"'git cvsserver'". Note that password support is not good when using 'ext', you will definitely want to have SSH keys setup. Alternatively, you can just use the non-standard extssh protocol that Eclipse -- 1.5.4.5 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2008-08-19 00:23 Subject: Re: [PATCH] adapt git-cvsserver manpage to dash-free syntax Message-ID: <7v3al1lunw.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7v3al1lunw.fsf%40gitster.siamese.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: <20080818141704.GC11842@schiele.dyndns.org> ``` Thanks; have you tested these instructions, by the way (I haven't)? ``` ## Robert Schiele, 2008-08-19 07:12 Subject: Re: [PATCH] adapt git-cvsserver manpage to dash-free syntax Message-ID: <20080819071235.GD11842@schiele.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080819071235.GD11842%40schiele.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: <7v3al1lunw.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> ``` On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 05:23:31PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Thanks; have you tested these instructions, by the way (I haven't)? You mean whether I tested that replacing "git-cvsserver" by "git cvsserver" in CVS_SERVER does work? Yes, I did with cvs 1.12.12 on Linux. I had concerns myself because of the space, especially in the syntax where CVS_SERVER is inlined into the CVSROOT but everything worked without any issues as long as you quoted the strings correctly. Robert -- Robert Schiele Dipl.-Wirtsch.informatiker mailto:rschiele@gmail.com "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur." ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2008-08-19 07:43 Subject: Re: [PATCH] adapt git-cvsserver manpage to dash-free syntax Message-ID: <7vy72tfo0p.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vy72tfo0p.fsf%40gitster.siamese.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: <20080819071235.GD11842@schiele.dyndns.org> ``` Robert Schiele writes: > On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 05:23:31PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> Thanks; have you tested these instructions, by the way (I haven't)? > > You mean whether I tested that replacing "git-cvsserver" by "git cvsserver" in > CVS_SERVER does work? Yes, I did with cvs 1.12.12 on Linux. I had concerns > myself because of the space, especially in the syntax where CVS_SERVER is > inlined into the CVSROOT but everything worked without any issues as long as > you quoted the strings correctly. Thanks. I did that myself after I sent the message to you, as I wanted to queue this documentation update of yours for 'maint' track for 1.6.0.1. ```