[Savannah-dev] Re: Savannah installation question

[Mathieu Roy]

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> I'm trying to install Savannah on a Linux box (uname -a gives "Linux
> sf.ic.grainger.com 2.4.20-20.9 #1 Mon Aug 18 11:45:58 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386
> GNU/Linux"). I've gotten down to the 'make install' command and this error is
> returned:
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ecdwa/savannah/backend'
> if [ -e gnu-specific/sv_sync_www ]; then \
>         install --owner webcvs --strip --mode=4555 gnu-specific/sv_sync_www
>  /usr/local/savannah/bin ;\
> fi
> if [ -e gnu-specific/sv_sync_www.pl ]; then \
>         install --owner webcvs --strip --mode=4555 gnu-specific/sv_sync_www.pl
>  /usr/local/savannah/bin ;\
> fi
> install: invalid user `webcvs'
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ecdwa/savannah/backend'
> make: *** [install] Error 2
> address@hidden savannah]$
> The REQUIREMENTS document doesn't mention needing cvs installed (although it
> is installed). In an obvious corollary, it doesn't say anything about needing
> cvs' installation configured in a certain way. Why am I getting this error and
> what do I need to do about it? Is it as simple as adding a new user ('webcvs')
> or is there additional hidden configurations, etc. that need to be done?
> Thanks,
> Don Adams

Just adding this user should be fine.
(sorry for the later answer).

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Mathieu Roy

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