Re: [Codestriker-user] CVS_RSH (cvs over :ext:/SSH), the state of states and selinux advice (while testing)

[David S. <si...@us...>]

Hi Jack,

 > [...]
> So, for now, my workaround is to put:
> 
>   export CVS_RSH /usr/bin/ssh
> 
> in /etc/sysconfig/httpd unless someone can
> suggest a better solution as to why either
> the original code didn't work.

This sounds to me like you have setup Codestriker with apache2 and 
mod_perl?  Most people I know are using CVS with pserver, or direct 
access, which is why this isn't an issue reported on very often.

If you deploy Codestriker in plain old CGI mode, I suspect the existing 
code in Cvs.pm which export CVS_RSH will actually work.  Under mod_perl 
however, this probably gets suppressed, particularly under apache2.

Can you try with CGI to see if this works?

> the perl script it is in UNLESS (for some reason)
> it was from the environment of the server when
> it started.  So, using "SetEnv CVS_RSH /usr/bin/ssh"
> in httpd.conf and using "$ENV{'CVS_RSH'}='/usr/bin/ssh';'
> in the scripts will affect the running environment
> but not the one the open runs in.

I think this caveat is right with apache2/mod_perl.  Its a damn shame 
cvs doesn't have a command-line option for specifying what rsh program 
to use, like rsync, rather than using an environment variable.

Cheers,
David