[ViewCVS] [cvsnt] Re: viewcvs with cvsnt problem encountered

Alvin Wong alvin.wong at b2b.com.my
Mon Apr 26 02:25:51 BST 2004


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Hi Bo,

I managed to resolve my cvsnt with viewcvs problem through upgrading to 
the newest cvsnt version .41. I did a test using my own system using 
totally new files and found it working perfectly, therefore i upgraded 
the current version to the latest one and that worked well.

Regards,
Alvin

Alvin Wong wrote:

> Hi Bo,
>
> I'm not getting much help from the viewcvs forum so i decided to post 
> to the cvsnt forum as well.
>
> Regards,
> Alvin
>
> Bo Berglund wrote:
>
>> The file __init__.py seems OK to me.
>> I hope you placed it in the correct folder though:
>> c:\Programs\viewcvs\lib\vclib\bincvs
>>
>> there are many __init__.py in various directories and they are 
>> different.
>> And I don't know when this file is invoked either (I am not a Python
>> programmer) so I can't help in saying when it is being used.
>>
>> However several persons have reported that with this change in place
>> their backslash problem weht away. I haven't had it myself though.
>>
>> I post this on the Viewcvs forum in the hope that someone else can
>> report how to apply this changed file. Is it enough to just replace
>> it in the source dir or must some process be restarted?
>>
>> /Bo
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alvin Wong [mailto:alvin.wong at b2b.com.my]
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:01 AM
>> To: bo.berglund at telia.com
>> Subject: Re: [cvsnt] Re: viewcvs with cvsnt problem encountered
>>
>>
>> Hi Bo,
>>
>> I have put the 2 files that you mentioned in the respective 
>> directory, in this case, C:/Programs/Viewcvs  but it still does not 
>> work. I'm attaching the 2 files for you to have a look, is it the 
>> correct version as the error message still remains the same.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Alvin
>>
>> Bo Berglund wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:53:01 +0800, Alvin Wong <alvin.wong at b2b.com.my>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Hi Bo,
>>>>
>>>> I have installed ViewCVS with CVSNT on Windows 2000 Advanced Server 
>>>> and i can view the webpage all right. ViewCVS was installed using 
>>>> the download from your webpage at
>>>> http://w1.858.telia.com/~u85831169/ViewCvsSetup.html.
>>>> However when i tried to navigate on the links in the default 
>>>> viewcvs cvs browser on my server, it gives me the following error.
>>>>
>>>> File "C:\Programs\ViewCvs\lib\vclib\bincvs\_init_.py", line 791, in 
>>>> _get_logs
>>>> raise vclib.Error('Error parsing rlog output. Expected RCS file "%s"'
>>>> Error: Error parsing rlog output. Expected RCS file 
>>>> "C:/cvsrepository/sandbox/eConnector/192.168.1.5.crt,v", found 
>>>> "C:/cvsrepository/sandbox\eConnector/192.168.1.5.crt,v"
>>>>
>>>> I understand that it's expecting forward slash , not backward 
>>>> slash. My CVSNT version is 2.0.24
>>>> and repository prefix is C:/cvsrepository with valid repository 
>>>> roots being /sandbox. What changes do i need to make before viewcvs 
>>>> can work successfully taking into view that it's in production and 
>>>> i do not want to make unnecessary changes that will change the 
>>>> current repository if possible.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Alvin
>>>>  
>>>>     
>>>
>>> You have probably installed using a slightly old installer. Based on
>>> recent reports on this problem and the supplied solutions I did a new
>>> not so long ago.
>>> You can download the newest one from my site or else download the
>>> sources zipfile and look for the two files that have changed and
>>> replace them.
>>> These are the changed files:
>>> 1) lib/vclib/bincvs/__init__.py (makes sure \ is changed to /)
>>> 2) lib/viewcvs.py (adds a few new extensions to enscript highlighting)
>>>
>>> The first changed file is the one you need.
>>>
>>>
>>> /Bo
>>> (Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)
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