[Zope3-dev] Re: Using WinCVS to access demo stuff

[Tres Seaver]

Andreas Jung wrote:
> 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.

The behavior Aaron notes is due to the fact that we disable "pserver" 
access on cvs.zope.org, because  the "pserver" mode of CVS has had 
several recent security issues; we *may* re-enable it as soon as we get
the patched CVS deployed.

For Zope 3 or the Zope 2 head, however, Andreas is right:  those 
branches have moved to Subversion;  see:

    http://dev.zope.org/Subversion

for details.

Tres.
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