[Savannah-hackers-public] Re: cvs access?

[Sylvain Beucler]

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 11:02:48AM +0100, Bruno Haible wrote:
> Karl Berry wrote:
> > Is the readonly cvs access to the git repo supposed to still be working?
> > 'cause it isn't, for me.
> > 
> > $ cvs [update aborted]: connect to [pserver.git.sv.gnu.org]:2401 failed: 
> > Connection timed out
> 
> Same for me:
> $ cvs -d :pserver:address@hidden:/gnulib.git checkout /srv/git/gnulib.git/HEAD
> cvs [checkout aborted]: connect to pserver.git.sv.gnu.org(140.186.70.73):2401 
> failed: Connection timed out
> 
> Sylvain, is there an easy way to fix it, or should we stop documenting this
> alternative way of accessing the gnulib source code repository?

I see - currently this service is in the middle of the old->new hardware 
transition.
I implemented a quick work-around (using iptables MASQUERADE).

Anyhow, the correct checkout command should be:
 cvs -d :pserver:address@hidden:/gnulib.git checkout master
shouldn't it?

-- 
Sylvain