#25 Cannot checkout project with symbolic links

[Anonymous]

When trying to checkout a project with symblic links
(soft links) to other files in other projects, I get this error
log:

Fri Feb 7 11:28:21 2003 Command - checkout
project_xyz
Fri Feb 7 11:28:21 2003 Checking out module
project_xyz
Fri Feb 7 11:28:28 2003 Error during checkout:
Fri Feb 7 11:28:28 2003 An error occured while pulling
the CVS log:
Fri Feb 7 11:28:28 2003 256

[Adam Kennedy]

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Unsure of the effects the softlinks would have on the CVS
client.

Until I can get access to a repository to test this,
flagging as Later

[Sachin Garg]

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One of the reasons this happens is the way CVS handles, or
ratehr does not handle symbolic links. In order to make it
handle symbolic links, I run a script after checkout. Now,
the fun part is that the script is run on the remote machine
during access using the "pserver" machanism (which is the
only one supported by CVS monitor).

From the Cederqvist:

> C.1.6 How the modules file "program options" programs are run

> For checkout, rtag, and export, the program is server-based,
> and as such the following applies:-

> If using remote access methods (pserver, ext, etc.), CVS will
> execute this program on the server from a temporary
directory.
> The path is searched for this program.

> If using "local access" (on a local or remote NFS file
system,
> i.e. repository set just to a path), the program will be
executed
> from the newly checked-out tree, if found there, or
alternatively
> searched for in the path if not.

> The programs are all run after the operation has effectively
> completed.

This creates these problems. They can be resolved either if
1) CVSmonitor allows access via locally mounted file systems
2) CVSmonitor neglects some errors
3) CVS runs the programs on the local machine, even when
using "pserver" access. This is a tough one & would need the
scripts to be availabel locally.