# git-cvsimport problem 3 messages from 2006-05-30 to 2006-05-30. Participants: Grzegorz Kulewski, Martin Langhoff, Linus Torvalds. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/4348 ## Grzegorz Kulewski, 2006-05-30 01:06 Subject: git-cvsimport problem Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0605300236270.25988%40alpha.polcom.net ``` Hi, I think I hit some problem in git-cvsimport or maybe cvsps or maybe (but unprobable) in network communication. I am trying to do: git-cvsimport -d :pserver:cvs@cvs.rulez.pl:/home/cvsroot -C lms -i -k -u -m -v lms and it looks like it hangs in the middle with message: cvs [rlog aborted]: unexpected '\x0' reading revision number in RCS file /home/cvsroot/lms/templates/noaccess.html,v and to my understanding does not do anything usefull next. Nothing is imported (there is only nearly empty .git tree). I have to press CTRL-C to stop it. strace: [pid 30796] read(3, "---------------------\nM revision"..., 4096) = 2068 [pid 30796] read(3, "M date: 2003/06/20 21:07:56; au"..., 4096) = 1448 [pid 30796] read(3, ".19\nM date: 2003/05/26 21:05:47;"..., 4096) = 1448 [pid 30796] read(3, " revision 1.15.2.3\nM date: 2003/"..., 4096) = 1276 [pid 30796] write(2, "cvs [rlog aborted]: unexpected \'"..., 117cvs [rlog aborted]: unexpected '\x0' reading revision number in RCS file /home/cvsroot/lms/templates/noaccess.html,v ) = 117 [pid 30796] read(3, <-- hangs on that read ps: kangur 30791 30556 3 02:55 pts/4 S+ 0:00 \_ strace -f git-cvsimport -d :pserver:cvs@cvs.rulez.pl:/home/cv kangur 30792 30791 2 02:55 pts/4 S+ 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/bin/git-cvsimport -d :pserver:cvs@c kangur 30796 30792 18 02:55 pts/4 S+ 0:03 \_ cvsps --norc --cvs-direct -u -A --root :pserver:cvs@c file descriptors: kangur@beta ~ $ ls -al /proc/30796/fd/ total 5 dr-x------ 2 kangur users 0 May 30 02:55 . dr-xr-xr-x 3 kangur users 0 May 30 02:55 .. lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:57 0 -> /dev/pts/4 l-wx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:57 1 -> pipe:[429154] lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:55 2 -> /dev/pts/4 lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:57 3 -> socket:[429155] lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:57 4 -> socket:[429155] kangur@beta ~ $ ls -al /proc/30792/fd/ total 6 dr-x------ 2 kangur users 0 May 30 02:55 . dr-xr-xr-x 3 kangur users 0 May 30 02:55 .. lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:57 0 -> /dev/pts/4 lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:57 1 -> /dev/pts/4 lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:55 2 -> /dev/pts/4 lr-x------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:57 3 -> /home/kangur/.cvspass lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:57 4 -> socket:[429124] lr-x------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:57 5 -> pipe:[429154] kangur@beta ~ $ ls -al /proc/30791/fd/ total 3 dr-x------ 2 kangur users 0 May 30 02:55 . dr-xr-xr-x 3 kangur users 0 May 30 02:55 .. lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:58 0 -> /dev/pts/4 lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:58 1 -> /dev/pts/4 lrwx------ 1 kangur users 64 May 30 02:55 2 -> /dev/pts/4 netstat: tcp 0 0 beta.polcom.net:50743 netx.waw.pl:cvspserver ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 beta.polcom.net:50744 netx.waw.pl:cvspserver ESTABLISHED I am using: git version 1.3.3 cvsps version 2.1 What is going on? Thanks in advance, Grzegorz Kulewski ``` ## Martin Langhoff, 2006-05-30 01:56 Subject: Re: git-cvsimport problem Message-ID: <46a038f90605291856s30724967pb71b5acc5e4e139f@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/46a038f90605291856s30724967pb71b5acc5e4e139f%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On 5/30/06, Grzegorz Kulewski wrote: > I think I hit some problem in git-cvsimport or maybe cvsps or maybe (but > unprobable) in network communication. Looks like a cvsps issue. From ps, grab the whole commandine that is used for the cvsps invocation and try to run it manually. cvsps has some debugging flags, I would try adding -x -v to see more output, and perhaps try with --no-cvs-direct The other thing affecting you is the version of the remote cvs server. cheers, martin ``` ## Linus Torvalds, 2006-05-30 04:37 Subject: Re: git-cvsimport problem Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.64.0605292122580.5623%40g5.osdl.org In-Reply-To: ``` On Tue, 30 May 2006, Grzegorz Kulewski wrote: > > and it looks like it hangs in the middle with message: > > cvs [rlog aborted]: unexpected '\x0' reading revision number in RCS file > /home/cvsroot/lms/templates/noaccess.html,v Are you sure that CVS archive isn't corrupted? That sounds like an internal CVS error to me. Doing a "git cvsimport" will obviously get every single version of every single file, so it will inevitably also hit errors that you migt not hit with a regular "cvs co" (which will only get the current version). There's bound to be some "fsck for CVS" (since people edit files by hand, and mistakes must happen), but I have no idea. That said, it's not like we haven't had our share of cvsps issues and other things, so who knows.. > and to my understanding does not do anything usefull next. Nothing is imported > (there is only nearly empty .git tree). Do "git log origin" to see what has been imported. If a cvsimport is broken in the middle, you'll not get any checked-out state, and your HEAD won't point to anything, but the "origin" branch has been created and contains whatever has been imported so far. Linus ```