Re: Stuck with commitinfo while setting up CVSspam

[Todd Denniston]

Shah, Kunal wrote, On 04/22/2009 07:05 PM:
> Hello,
>
> Need help !
>
> I have been trying to install CVSspam for our project and stuck in checking in 
> commitinfo file.
>
> Below are the lines that I added in commitinfo file.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ^cobra $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/record_lastdir.rb
>
> # always allow commits to CVSROOT
> ^CVSROOT /bin/cat>/dev/null
>
> # Invoke CVSspam lastdir script,
> DEFAULT ...
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Error that I get while checking in commitinfo file.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> cvs commit: cannot find pre-commit filter `/bin/cat>/dev/null': No such file or 
> directory
> cvs commit: Pre-commit check failed
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

`cvs -ver` reports what?
which OS and distribution is your server on?
I think you need a space or two, like:
^CVSROOT /bin/cat >/dev/null
or
^CVSROOT /bin/cat > /dev/null

BTW after you fix that ... not sure if cat will return at all considering that 
it is not going to get any user input nor file input.
was this line for other than testing?
I would suggest /bin/true and /bin/false.

> Now I'm not able to make any changes in commitinfo and probably in CVSROOT 
> directory.

One of those rare instances where you actually have to use vi IN the repository.
i.e. you have to vi the commitinfo IN the repository.
and then from your checked out CVSROOT commit the same thing back in.


> Appreciate your help on this.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kunal



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