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[BorCVS-support] BorCVS and Delphi 6

[Cristian G. <gr...@da...>]

Hello everybody,

I'm probably the newest member of this list.

I'm a newbie regarding both CVS and Delphi.

I'm trying to make BorCVS work with Delphi 6.
The installation went smooth but when starting Delphi 
it complains it cannot find VCL50.BPL.

What can I do ?

Thanks,
Grig

Re: [BorCVS-support] External diff

[Thomas B. <th...@bl...>]

The current version does not support this feature, but it is planned for a 
future release. Anyway - I'm willing to accept code contributions ;-)))
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On 7 May 2002 at 12:53, Andres Luga wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> is it possible to use external diff program (WinMerge,...)?

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[BorCVS-support] External diff

[Andres L. <lu...@st...>]

Hi, 

is it possible to use external diff program (WinMerge,...)?


Regards,

Andres Luga

Re: [BorCVS-support] absolute pathname '...' illegal for server

[Thomas B. <th...@bl...>]

Hi,

I don't know why this absolute path's are a problem on your system, they 
are working fine here, and I also did not receive any messages from anyone 
else with this problem. Anyway, I'll think about switching to relative 
paths - but I don't know if that's so easy (think about a project spanning 
several directories with different CVS repositories...)
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/homas

On 23 Apr 2002 at 23:31, Markus Ostenried wrote:

> If I execute in a comand shell what BorCVS tries to do
>  >>>
> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source>"F:\Progs\CVS for NT\cvs.exe" commit -F 
> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\CVS106.tmp F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.PAS
> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.dfm <<< then  I get the same error:
>  >>>
> absolute pathname `F:/Bingo_Develop/Source' illegal for server
> <<<
> 
> If I select the two files in WinCVS and commit them it shows
> me this as the command which it executes:
>  >>>
> cvs commit -m "no message" M_F_Main.dfm M_F_Main.PAS (in directory 
> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\)
> Checking in M_F_Main.PAS;
> E:/CVSNT/Source/M_F_Main.PAS,v  <--  M_F_Main.PAS
> new revision: 1.9; previous revision: 1.8
> done
> <<<
> I noticed here that WinCVS doesn't have the absolute pathnames.
> 
> 
> >And another question: when operating on the whole project, do you select
> >the files by checking all checkboxes or do you check the option
> >"update/commit all files"?
> 
> I selected "update/commit all files". Because if I do "Mark All" then
> BorCVS again constructs a command with absolute path names.
> 
> Can't you just set the working directory of the BorCVS expert to my
> CVS working directory (F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\) and then execute the
> CVS command just with relative paths like WinCVS does ?
> Or are you already doing so and I'm just seeing unexpected behavior ?
> 

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Re: [BorCVS-support] absolute pathname '...' illegal for server

[Markus O. <che...@gm...>]

At 13:49 Tuesday, 23.04.2002 +0200, you wrote:
>I'm a bit confused about the output you get, because I don't know where
>this errorneous path (F:/Bingo_Develop/Source) is coming from...
>
>One more thing to try: Start a command-shell, change to the working
>directory (F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\>) and enter the CVS command exactly as
>it is shown in the BorCVS output window. Would be interesting if that
>produces the same results... I can't see anything wrong with this command
>line (maybe some CVS guru can help here...)...


If I execute in a comand shell what BorCVS tries to do
 >>>
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source>"F:\Progs\CVS for NT\cvs.exe" commit -F 
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\CVS106.tmp F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.PAS 
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.dfm
<<<
then  I get the same error:
 >>>
absolute pathname `F:/Bingo_Develop/Source' illegal for server
<<<

If I select the two files in WinCVS and commit them it shows
me this as the command which it executes:
 >>>
cvs commit -m "no message" M_F_Main.dfm M_F_Main.PAS (in directory 
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\)
Checking in M_F_Main.PAS;
E:/CVSNT/Source/M_F_Main.PAS,v  <--  M_F_Main.PAS
new revision: 1.9; previous revision: 1.8
done
<<<
I noticed here that WinCVS doesn't have the absolute pathnames.


>And another question: when operating on the whole project, do you select
>the files by checking all checkboxes or do you check the option
>"update/commit all files"?

I selected "update/commit all files". Because if I do "Mark All" then BorCVS
again constructs a command with absolute path names.

Can't you just set the working directory of the BorCVS expert to my
CVS working directory (F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\) and then execute the
CVS command just with relative paths like WinCVS does ?
Or are you already doing so and I'm just seeing unexpected behavior ?

regards,
Markus

Re: [BorCVS-support] absolute pathname '...' illegal for server

[Thomas B. <th...@bl...>]

Hello!

I'm a bit confused about the output you get, because I don't know where 
this errorneous path (F:/Bingo_Develop/Source) is coming from...

One more thing to try: Start a command-shell, change to the working 
directory (F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\>) and enter the CVS command exactly as 
it is shown in the BorCVS output window. Would be interesting if that 
produces the same results... I can't see anything wrong with this command 
line (maybe some CVS guru can help here...)...

And another question: when operating on the whole project, do you select 
the files by checking all checkboxes or do you check the option 
"update/commit all files"?
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/homas

On 16 Apr 2002 at 1:06, Markus Ostenried wrote:

> Hi Thomas,
> 
> At 17:27 Monday, 15.04.2002 +0200, you wrote:
> >Yes, this option is only for updates, but your output showed the update
> >command...
> sorry, I had tried both update and commit - they gave the same error and it
> seems that I have mixed this up in my first post.
> 
> >I would suggest that you try to delete the environment variable on the
> >client. CVS only needs a CVSROOT specification in the import and checkout
> >commands (and a few others), and uses a reference stored in the working
> >copy all other times.
> CVSROOT environment variable deleted.
> 
> >Please also try to use the CVSNT binary that is supplied with BorCVS, to
> >verify that it produces the same results.
> yes, same error message.
> 
> >Then, what's the content of the "Root" file in your working copy
> >("F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\CVS\Root")? This is the reference that CVS uses
> >to find the CVSROOT...
> the root file contains ":ntserver:primergy:e:/cvs/cvsnt"
> 
> >BTW, have you been able to work with WinCVS in that working directory?
> yes, it works fine.
> 
> Today I've installed all the mentioned CVS apps on the machine of another
> developer. I connect through Dial Up Connection to his server and can
> access the repository. Everything is fine with WinCVs. But BorCVS still
> reports the error if I chose the menu items which operate on single files
> (not on all files and subdirs).
> 
> For now I think I can live with it this way but I would be glad to hear
> from you if you get to something new with this issue.
> 
> Many thanks for this great Delphi PlugIn !
> 
> Markus
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [BorCVS-support] absolute pathname '...' illegal for server

[Markus O. <che...@gm...>]

Hi Thomas,

At 17:27 Monday, 15.04.2002 +0200, you wrote:
>Yes, this option is only for updates, but your output showed the update
>command...
sorry, I had tried both update and commit - they gave the same error and
it seems that I have mixed this up in my first post.

>I would suggest that you try to delete the environment variable on the
>client. CVS only needs a CVSROOT specification in the import and checkout
>commands (and a few others), and uses a reference stored in the working
>copy all other times.
CVSROOT environment variable deleted.

>Please also try to use the CVSNT binary that is supplied with BorCVS, to
>verify that it produces the same results.
yes, same error message.

>Then, what's the content of the "Root" file in your working copy
>("F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\CVS\Root")? This is the reference that CVS uses
>to find the CVSROOT...
the root file contains ":ntserver:primergy:e:/cvs/cvsnt"

>BTW, have you been able to work with WinCVS in that working directory?
yes, it works fine.

Today I've installed all the mentioned CVS apps on the machine of another
developer. I connect through Dial Up Connection to his server and can access
the repository. Everything is fine with WinCVs. But BorCVS still reports the
error if I chose the menu items which operate on single files (not on all 
files
and subdirs).

For now I think I can live with it this way but I would be glad to hear 
from you
if you get to something new with this issue.

Many thanks for this great Delphi PlugIn !

Markus

Re: [BorCVS-support] absolute pathname '...' illegal for server

[Thomas B. <th...@bl...>]

Hello!

On 15 Apr 2002 at 16:41, Markus Ostenried wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I just tested disabling the "create missing directories" option:
> I clicked the menu item "Commit <M_F_Main>..." but first I couldn't
> find the option. Then I clicked the "Update..." button, there disabled the
> "create missing directories" option and clicked "Ok". Is this what you
> meant? For me it looks like this option is only for Updates not for
> Commits. Anyway I got the same error:

Yes, this option is only for updates, but your output showed the update 
command...

> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\>"F:\Progs\CVS for NT\cvs.exe" update -P 
                                                         ^^^^^^
> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.PAS F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.dfm
> absolute pathname `F:/Bingo_Develop/Source' illegal for server Exit code: 1
> <<<
> 
> Then I closed the log window and clicked Ok on the Commit dialog
> which produced this error:
>  >>>
> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\>"F:\Progs\CVS for NT\cvs.exe" commit -F 
> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\CVS190.tmp F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.PAS
> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.dfm absolute pathname
> `F:/Bingo_Develop/Source' illegal for server Exit code: 1 <<<
> 
> These are my system environment variables on the server:
> CVSHOME=E:/
> CVSROOT=:local:E:/CVS/CVSNT     { = CVSNT install dir }
> 
> and this my user environment variable on the client:
> CVSROOT=:ntserver:primergy:E:/CVS/CVSNT
> 
> Maybe there is something wrong with this ?

I would suggest that you try to delete the environment variable on the 
client. CVS only needs a CVSROOT specification in the import and checkout 
commands (and a few others), and uses a reference stored in the working 
copy all other times. 

Please also try to use the CVSNT binary that is supplied with BorCVS, to 
verify that it produces the same results. 

Then, what's the content of the "Root" file in your working copy 
("F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\CVS\Root")? This is the reference that CVS uses 
to find the CVSROOT...

BTW, have you been able to work with WinCVS in that working directory?

regards,
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Re: [BorCVS-support] absolute pathname '...' illegal for server

[Markus O. <che...@gm...>]

Hi,

I just tested disabling the "create missing directories" option:
I clicked the menu item "Commit <M_F_Main>..." but first I couldn't
find the option. Then I clicked the "Update..." button, there disabled the
"create missing directories" option and clicked "Ok".
Is this what you meant? For me it looks like this option is only for Updates
not for Commits. Anyway I got the same error:
 >>>
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\>"F:\Progs\CVS for NT\cvs.exe" update -P 
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.PAS F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.dfm
absolute pathname `F:/Bingo_Develop/Source' illegal for server
Exit code: 1
<<<

Then I closed the log window and clicked Ok on the Commit dialog
which produced this error:
 >>>
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\>"F:\Progs\CVS for NT\cvs.exe" commit -F 
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\CVS190.tmp F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.PAS 
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.dfm
absolute pathname `F:/Bingo_Develop/Source' illegal for server
Exit code: 1
<<<

These are my system environment variables on the server:
CVSHOME=E:/
CVSROOT=:local:E:/CVS/CVSNT     { = CVSNT install dir }

and this my user environment variable on the client:
CVSROOT=:ntserver:primergy:E:/CVS/CVSNT

Maybe there is something wrong with this ?

Thanks for your time,
Markus

PS:     I'm using CVSNT 1.11.1.3 (Build 57b) (on server and on client),
         BorCVS-0.4 (on client only) and WinCVS 1.3b8 (on client only).
         Because I read it is required for CVSNT or WinCVS I installed
         Python 2.2.1 (on server and on client) and
         ActivePerl 5.6.1 build 631 (on server and on client).
         server and client both have Win2000 Pro SP 2,
         client has Delphi 5 Ent Upd 1.

At 09:14 Monday, 15.04.2002 +0200, you wrote:
>Hello!
>
>The error obviously results from CVS missinterpreting the "-d" switch as a
>CVSROOT specification. According to the Cederqvist manual the update
>command has a "-d" switch that tells CVS to create any missing
>directories, and that's how it's implemented in BorCVS. I don't know why,
>in your case, CVS suddenly interprets the "-d" as a global option instead
>of an update option, because it's written _after_ the update command...
>
>You can try to disable the "create missing directories" switch, which
>should inhibit the "-d" switch and should be ok in your case.
>
>Maybe some CVS guru can bring some light into this behaviour...
>
>cheers,
>__
>/homas
>
>On 14 Apr 2002 at 20:05, Markus Ostenried wrote:
>
> > Committing a whole project with using the "commit all files" option
> > works fine. But if I want to commit a single form with
> > "Commit <M_F_Main>..." menu item I get the following error:
> >
> >  >>>
> > F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\>"F:\Progs\CVS for NT\cvs.exe" update -d
> > F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.PAS F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.dfm
> > absolute pathname `F:/Bingo_Develop/Source' illegal for server
> > Exit code: 1
> > <<<

Re: [BorCVS-support] absolute pathname '...' illegal for server

[Thomas B. <th...@bl...>]

Hello!

The error obviously results from CVS missinterpreting the "-d" switch as a 
CVSROOT specification. According to the Cederqvist manual the update 
command has a "-d" switch that tells CVS to create any missing 
directories, and that's how it's implemented in BorCVS. I don't know why, 
in your case, CVS suddenly interprets the "-d" as a global option instead 
of an update option, because it's written _after_ the update command...

You can try to disable the "create missing directories" switch, which 
should inhibit the "-d" switch and should be ok in your case.

Maybe some CVS guru can bring some light into this behaviour...

cheers,
__
/homas

On 14 Apr 2002 at 20:05, Markus Ostenried wrote:

> Committing a whole project with using the "commit all files" option
> works fine. But if I want to commit a single form with
> "Commit <M_F_Main>..." menu item I get the following error:
> 
>  >>>
> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\>"F:\Progs\CVS for NT\cvs.exe" update -d 
> F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.PAS F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.dfm
> 
> absolute pathname `F:/Bingo_Develop/Source' illegal for server
> 
> Exit code: 1
> <<<

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[BorCVS-support] absolute pathname '...' illegal for server

[Markus O. <che...@gm...>]

Hi,

I just downloaded and installed BorCVS and CVS NT.
After the first headaches (I'm a CVS newbie) I managed to
CVS and BorCVS working.

NTCVS is installed on my server machine called "primergy".
My development machine is "markus", I use the ntserver protocol,
BorCVS uses the NTCVS' cvs.exe which I installed on computer "markus".
The CVSROOT set in BorCVS is ":ntserver:primergy:e:/cvs/cvsnt"
and I imported my files successfully from "F:\Bingo_Develop\Source"
to "e:/cvs/cvsnt/source".

Committing a whole project with using the "commit all files" option
works fine. But if I want to commit a single form with
"Commit <M_F_Main>..." menu item I get the following error:

 >>>
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\>"F:\Progs\CVS for NT\cvs.exe" update -d 
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.PAS F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\M_F_Main.dfm

absolute pathname `F:/Bingo_Develop/Source' illegal for server

Exit code: 1
<<<

If I commit all files I get this output:

 >>>
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\>"F:\Progs\CVS for NT\cvs.exe" commit -F 
F:\Bingo_Develop\Source\CVS1E7.tmp

cvs commit: Examining .
cvs commit: Examining DLL
? CVS1E7.tmp
Checking in M_F_Main.dfm;
e:/cvs/cvsnt/Source/M_F_Main.dfm,v  <--  M_F_Main.dfm
new revision: 1.4; previous revision: 1.3
done

Exit code: 0
<<<

Can somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong or if this is a bug ?

TIA,
Markus

[BorCVS-support] Hello!

[Thomas B. <th...@bl...>]

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