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Hi!
I am *not* using Tortoise, but I would fault the Tortoise developers
for using the Alpha version of CVSNT in their deployed setup.
Please contact them and demand that they use the release version of
cvsnt instead.
/Bo
On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 15:01:31 +0200, "Koen" <no at ssppaamm.com> wrote:
>"Bo Berglund" <bo.berglund at telia.com> wrote in message
>news:rpoumuc9jif6geps8q4ti05ntbk8h1snf5 at 4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:00:56 +0200, "Koen" <no at ssppaamm.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> >Alright, I managed to find it under the development section --> on the
>> >SourceForge site...
>> >
>> >BUT it still doesn't work !!!
>> >That TortoiseCVS version (1.0.1) is still shipped with CVSNT 1.11.1.4
>Alpha
>> >1 !!!
>> >
>> >Just try it at your computer:
>> >cvs -d :pserver:user at server:repository login
>> >cvs -d :pserver:user at server:repository passwd
>> >--> it still crashes !!!
>> >
>> >What's going on here? And what should I do now to get things working?
>What
>> >should I tell all my CVS users to do (can't tell them to use the latest
>> >stable version, since that doesn't work)?
>> >
>> >Koen
>> >
>> Why not use CVSNT 1.11.1.3 b57f then???
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bo Berglund" <bo.berglund at telia.com>
>
>
>> On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:00:56 +0200, "Koen" <no at ssppaamm.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> >Alright, I managed to find it under the development section --> on the
>> >SourceForge site...
>> >
>> >BUT it still doesn't work !!!
>> >That TortoiseCVS version (1.0.1) is still shipped with CVSNT 1.11.1.4
>Alpha
>> >1 !!!
>> >
>> >Just try it at your computer:
>> >cvs -d :pserver:user at server:repository login
>> >cvs -d :pserver:user at server:repository passwd
>> >--> it still crashes !!!
>> >
>> >What's going on here? And what should I do now to get things working?
>What
>> >should I tell all my CVS users to do (can't tell them to use the latest
>> >stable version, since that doesn't work)?
>> >
>> >Koen
>> >
>> Why not use CVSNT 1.11.1.3 b57f then???
>
>
>Well, let's say this: for the server side I don't mind that much fiddling
>around with different versions and trying which one works best (I don't like
>it, but I can do it).
>But (and that's the whole point) for the client side, I really don't want to
>tell people every time that they should try this version and then that
>version. You know, I already had a hard time trying to convince people to
>use TortoiseCVS. I knew command-line based cvs would not be easy to use, and
>that's why I chose TortoiseCVS which is in my opinion a very great tool
>(really, it got me convinced to use it all the time)!!!
>Ease of use is main reason why we're using it. Now, if it appears that this
>ease of use ("enjoyable version control") has to be given up because there
>are unstable things under the hood that still need to be fiddled with
>manually, and that the latest stable version is not stable (and contains
>components that are strongly advised by the developpers not to be used!),
>then I'm starting to doubt to use this in a real world environment.
>Please understand: I just cannot afford to tell people to go and get version
>1.11.1.3 b57f of CVSNT and copy the cvs.exe file in that release somewhere
>into their Program Files directory structure.
>I would assume that "enjoyable version control" means that you get the
>installer of the latest stable release, install it on your machine and
>you're off with stable components, and that's apparently not the case right
>now with the latest stable release of TortoiseCVS (not with the one on the
>official web site, and not with the one in the SourceForge downloads).
>
>Of course, I understand that you guys are already doing lots of (great!)
>work (maybe even in your free time!) to get all of this working decently,
>and believe me, I really appreciate it a lot !!! So I'm really sorry if I
>start working on your nervers about this (just trying to keep it easy to use
>for everyone...)
>
>All that said, let's get back to the real stuff...
>I will try to get a hold of CVSNT 1.11.1.3 b57f and try to use that.
>How do I do that? Where do I get it (it's a complete install package after
>all isn't it, used for the server right?). What file from that package do I
>copy (cvs.exe ?) Where do I copy it (in Program Files\TortoiseCVS ?)
>If that works, should I tell all my CVS users to do the same (and hope they
>don't mess up anything)?
>
>Thanks for taking the time to answer this!
>
>Koen
>
/Bo
(Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)