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/Bo
On Wed, 29 May 2002 18:28:22 +0000 (UTC), "Russel Harvey"
<RusselHarvey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>I've search both perl path and CVS installation path (it ought to be in CVS
>installation path), no found.
>
>I have a feeling I might miss some perl module that specific to CVS except
>nowhere in the documents mention this module.
>
>Would you mind passing a copy of this cvs_loginfo_html.pl file,
>cvs_loginfo.pl will be fine too. Thank you.
>
>
>"Patrick Ficheux" <patrick.ficheux at IMECOM.NET> wrote in message
>news:E16B6A629B71D31194F900500447FD3617B314 at SVREXCHTOUA...
>I think the script logonfo*.pl MUST BE in the path ... and it works well ..
>for me (CVS server on W2K server with NNTP/IIS)
>except the URL on my CVSWEB server (always empty == the perl script
>cvs_loginfo_html.pl can't access variables in cfgmgmt::Globals ???)
>note: the name of the newsgroup must be "engineering.checkins"
>
>regards
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : Russel Harvey [mailto:RusselHarvey at hotmail.com]
>Envoy=E9 : mardi 28 mai 2002 00:41
>=C0 : cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook
>Objet : Re: [Cvsnt] Please help, NNTP post notification newsgroup setup
>
>
>Thanks for the comments.
>
>I didn't mean really copy file into CVSROOT when I said 'copy', was really
>through the check out/check in process or I won't even get this far. Sorry
>for the confusion.
>
>More specifically, the instruction I was trying to follow is from:
>http://www.devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/cvs/cvs_admin_nt.htm#loginfo
>
>Where it says:
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
>-
>-----
>18
>a..
> 1.. Copy the loginfo file to C:\sandbox\CVSROOT
> 2.. Follow the instructions for installing the DevGuy tools (particularly=
>,
>the ActivePerl installation, perl_lib.tar.gz, and perl.tar.gz) -- and pay
>attention to the instructions regarding the Globals.pm file
> a.. There are four versions to choose from. The HTML versions represent
>the latest development effort. All versions include links to CVSWeb.
> b.. There are two plain-text versions:
> a.. Use this version to post plain-text to a newsgroup
> b.. Use this version to send plain-text email (SMTP)
> c.. There are two HTML versions:
> a.. Use this version to post HTML to a newsgroup
> b.. Use this version to send HTML email (SMTP)
> a.. Please also refer to the LogInfo Script Configuration
>.......
>20. Enter cvs commit (this also commits loginfo and notify)
> Congratulations! You just committed your first changes!
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
>-
>---
>
>The link 'Use this version to post HTML to a newsgroup' takes to this file =
>-
>loginfo -
>http://www.devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/download/loginfo/html_news/loginfo
>
>At the bottom of this file, you will see:
>DEFAULT perl -S cvs_loginfo_html.pl "%{sVv}" "$USER"
>
>It appears this file here: cvs_loginfo_html.pl is what really makes the
>magic, to post a log to newsgroup nntp server. I am convinced I probably
>won't need the notify file, because I just want to find out who is check in
>files via newsgroup for now.
>
>I know zero about perl, so it's pretty much almost impossible for me to cod=
>e
>this 'cvs_loginfo_html.pl' program in order to post message to nntp from
>cvs.
>
>Anyone mind to spare some hint to me. Thanks.
>
>
>
>"Bo Berglund" <bo.berglund at telia.com> wrote in message
>news:3cf1c7e5.635767437 at news.cvsnt.org...
>> On Mon, 27 May 2002 05:06:16 +0000 (UTC), "Russel Harvey"
>> <RusselHarvey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I've been following the instruction of setting up NNTP from
>> >http://www.devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/cvs/cvs_admin_nt.htm#loginfo.
>> >
>> >
>> >This is a CVSNT 1.1.13 on Win2K installed ActivePerl (whatever the
>current),
>> >NNTP has been turn on, the newsgroup is created engineering.checkins
>> >
>> >It doesn't post anything after I checked in.
>> >
>> >The question is: Do I need to copy in the notify file into CVSROOT whic=
>h
>is
>> >stated in the item one above loginfo if I don't need email notification
>but
>> >only nntp notification?
>> >
>> >Also, in the loginfo file which suppose to be copied into CVSROOT, there
>is
>> >a line at bottom:
>> >DEFAULT perl -S cvs_loginfo_html.pl "%{sVv}" "$USER"
>> >
>> >Where can I find this cvs_loginfo_html.pl file? I've search the
>document,
>> >nowhere mention it.
>> >
>> >Thanks for any advice.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I don't know about the perl file you ask about but I know this:
>> Whatever action you want is controlled from the script files in
>> CVSROOT of the repository:
>> loginfo
>> specifies what is done *after* a commit is done by cvs
>>
>> commitinfo
>> specifies what is done *before* cvs processes a commit
>>
>> notify
>> specifies what is done *after* a commit, edit, unedit on watched
>> files. The user sets up himself which files will be watched
>>
>> These files are script files with a regular expression as the first
>> field on each line. They are evaluated by cvs and each line that fits
>> the evaluation on the first field gets executed from the second field.
>> So in order to get anything happening you need to edit these files
>> (loginfo, notify, commitinfo) and enter the line with the action you
>> want starting fom field 2.
>> Specifically if you want something posted to a newsserver you have to
>> add commands for this to the line. The command can be a regular WinNT
>> program name with parameters or a call to a script. Exactly what is
>> needed for an automatic newsgroup post I don't know since I am not
>> using news myself.
>>
>> NOTE:
>> Don't copy anything into CVSROOT! Instead checkout CVSROOT (in capital
>> letters) from the repository, add whatever you need to the loginfo and
>> notify files, then commit your changes. Otherwise what you put into
>> these files will be gone the next time anyone makes a commit to
>> CVSROOT when the files are rebuilt from the RCS files.
>>
>> A good source of information is as always Karl Fogels book even though
>> he talks in Unix commands so the examples will not work in Windows.
>> The basic principles are the same though.
>> URL: http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/
>>
>>
>> /Bo
>> (Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)
>>
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