[Zope3-dev] Using WinCVS to access demo stuff

[Andreas Jung]

Zope3 is no longer using CVS but subversion -> svn.zope.org.

-aj

--On Dienstag, 8. Juni 2004 0:36 Uhr -0500 Aaron Bodmer 
<aaron.bodmer at appositetech.com> wrote:

> Hi all -
>
> First, I would like to say thanks for all the work on Zope.  I'm a
> refugee from the PHP world (or soon to be) and have been eagerly
> watching the dev list, trying to figure out when I wanted to really dive
> in and start learning Zope.    With the beta out, now seems the time.
> After reading some of the tutorials, I saw mention of sample/demo zope
> apps in the CVS, so I thought seeing a working demonstration  might help
> me get up to speed.
>
> I hesitate to bother y'all with something so basic, but I've never used
> CVS before and can't seem to get logged into cvs.zope.org.
>
> I'm using WinCVS  1.3 ( Win2k is my platform) and have read the
> instructions on http://dev.zope.org/CVS/ReadOnlyAccess , entering the
> following into the WinCVS preferences :
>
> ----------------------------------- preferences
> -----------------------------------------
> [General]
>             [authentication] pserver
>             [path]  /cvs-repository
>             [host address] cvs.zope.org
>             [username]  anonymous
>             [CVSROOT]  :pserver:anonymous at cvs.zope.org:/cvs-repository
>
> [Globals]
>             [x]        Checkout read-only
>             [  ]        Quiet mode
>             [x]        Prune empty directories
>             [x]        TCP/IP Compression [ 7 ]
>             [  ]        Disable splash screen
>             [x]        Supply control when adding files
>             [  ]        Match path case with Entries case
>             [  ]        Logout automatically after [  ] minutes
>             [  ]        Checkout text files with Unix LF
>
> [CVS]
>             [HOME] C:\cvs
>             [  ]        Alternate CVS executable
>             [x]        Show CVS console (open TTY )
>
>
> [WinCVS]
>             [  ]        External diff ____________
>             [Default editor]  : ___Notepad_____
>             [Python DLL]     ________________
>             [TCL DLL]          ________________
>             [  ]        Settings : __ C:\Program Files\GNU\WinCvs
> 1.3\Settings ___
>
> [Command Dialogs]
>             (all entries under 'Skip Dialogs' are unchecked )
>             Key to force the dialog :  [shift]
>             [x]   [Ctrl] + [enter] to confirm
>
>   ----------------------------------- end preferences
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Whenever I hit "Login" under the admin tab, I get the following output
> in the output window :
>
> cvs -z7 -d :pserver:anonymous at cvs.zope.org:/cvs-repository login
> Logging in to :pserver:anonymous at cvs.zope.org:2401:/cvs-repository
>
> A password prompt window pops up and the webpages say anything will do,
> so I've tried just hitting enter, or entering random strings of letters,
> blank spaces, email addresses - none of it works.
>
> What it replies with is :
>
> cvs [login aborted]: connect to cvs.zope.org:2401 failed: No connection
> could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
>
> I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, but as I said, it's my first
> attempt to use CVS instead of FTP to retrieve items.  I'm not sure how
> to read the error - does it mean I need a password?  Or is there a
> glitch in my configuration?  Or something else?
>
> Any suggestions ?
>
> --Aaron
>
> ps - Thanks !!
>
> pps - I was going to send this to the zope-cvs list, but it looks like
> its just for announcements.