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The CVS Plugin currently only supports the connection types pserver , extssh and ext. These require an accessible CVS server running either on a UNIX/LINUX machine or a Windows NT machine. It is not possible to set up a CVS server on Windows 98, only local repositories are supported here. So on a standalone Windows 98 machine, the whole CVS integration cannot be used. So, please provide also access to local repositories. Additionally, it would be nice if local repositories could be created from within eclipse, so a separate cvs client would not be needed.
Not in 2.0
It is very unlikely that Eclipse will ever support the local connection method since this method requires the client to also contain an implementation of the server (the cvs command line client executable is the same exectutable that is used on the server). The only way this would be possible is if someone implemented a cvs server in Java and made it available as an Eclipse plugin.
I think maybe the implementation-complexity issue is simply that Eclipse currently expects to manipulate CVS by exchanging commands with a "cvs server" instance (whether that is running here or remotely) and it would be extra work to achieve local-repository support by directly invoking individual CVS commands instead. But that shouldn't be necessary; I don't know Windows 98, but does its CVS implementation not even have a "server" command? If it does, then you support a local repository just by configuring the "ext command" to do nothing but run "cvs server" directly and talk to it. Doesn't require setting it up as an actual server with an IP port or anything like that. (I'm assuming Win 98 can do a basic subprocess and pipes.) For instance, on a posixlike OS, you can get local access to a repository just by setting up the Ext Connection Method preference as: CVS_RSH: /bin/sh Parameters: -c 'exec "$@"' CVS_SERVER: cvs (In real life it's harder because of bug 35304; I'll attach a script I wrote that works for the posixlike case.) Of course it's a little hackish to get "local" access as a special-case configuration of :ext: and it would be nice to be able to specify a "local" connection method explicitly. Implementation oughtn't be hard. In the meantime, seeing that the :ext: connection mechanism can be used for different types of connections by different configuration choices partly answers the question (bug 5184) of why anybody would want the ext method preferences to be per-connection.
Created attachment 4247 [details] :ext: wrapper works around bugs 6892, 35142, 35304
Apologize that my attachment is written for Bourne shell and so will not address the original Windows 98 need - but it should illustrate the technique.
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of course, standard windows has no cvs command. but, using the cygwin utilities, you can get one. and, using the same utils you can have various shells. knock yourself out. i too want local repository, and i'm on a unix machine (mac os x). my quick fix was to turn on ssh and pretend to be a remote repository. sigh.
I too wanted to setup Eclipse to use a repository I setup via cygwin. I followed the workaround directions listed in this bug, but could not get Eclipse under Windows to access the repository properly. What I had to do was use the ":ext: wrapper" script attached to this bug by Chapman (thanks btw!). I then did the following: 1) Install cygwin and make sure to install the cvs module under the Devel node during setup 2) Make sure your "PATH" environment variable in Windows points to c:\cygwin\bin so Eclipse knows where cvs is. 3) Download the attached script. For some reason the file contained duplicate text in the script (i.e. the script, followed by "Content-Type: text/plain" and then a duplicate of the script), so delete everything from the line that states "Content-Type: text/plain" (including that line) and save the file. 4) Rename the script from cvswrap to cvswrap.sh 5) In Eclipse goto "Window->Preferences->Team->CVS->Ext Connection Method" and use the following settings: CVS_RSH: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe Parameters: C:\cygwin\bin\cvswrap.sh CVS_SERVER: cvs *Of course replace C:\cygwin with where ever you have cygwin installed 6) In the CVS Repo Perspective create a new repository and enter the following: Host: <type a space> Repository path: <cygwin'ized directory pointing to your cvsroot. i.e. /cygdrive/c/cvsroot> User: <type a space> Password: <leave it blank> Connection Type: ext That should be it, you should now be able to navigate through your repository via the CVS Repo Perspective and checkout your projects from you local repository.
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It would also be nice to simply be able to type/paste in a complete CVS repository string, i.e. "/foo/bar" from: cvs -d/foo/bar co xxx This is handy even for pserver when e.g. connecting to a repository on the web. The entire repository string is frequently available on the web-page.
I would say that providing local CVS repository access is absolutely essential. It is very common on UNIX/Linux/cygwin machines to have local CVS repositories, even personal ones under /home/<user> etc. Another very common setup is having a repository on a distributed / networked filesystem that is mounted locally. Possible workarounds by running local pserver/sshd are not acceptable, since on a workstation this means running services that would not run otherwise, with the related security implications. From a design point of view I would say that a proper solution would use an external CVS mechanism where available (which would solve all sorts of problems, including, e.g., the ability to copy/paste CVS commands provided as a part of documentation by many projects), and only if none is available or configured use a built-in facility, which may reasonably be limited. My platform: Eclipse Version: 3.0.0 Build id: 200406251208 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 3 (Taroon Update 3)
Some comments on the wrapper script (Attachment 4247 [details]): 1) It worked for me once I followed the instructions in Comment 9 (with the appropriate changes as I am on Linux, not Windows - paths etc), and specified localhost and my username (not spaces as suggested in Comment 9). 2) It is not a good solution though, since as I switch between repositories I need to reconfigure the ext method settings. If I don't, and if I try to access a remote repository while the ext method has the "local" settings, eclipse freezes and stops reacting to anything. My platform: Eclipse Version: 3.0.0 Build id: 200406251208 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 3 (Taroon Update 3)
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Created attachment 26218 [details] wrapper using Windows' built-in cmd.exe I'm attaching an alternate script that can be used on Windows. For the repository location, localhost satisfies the requirement that a host be specified. In the Ext Connection Method preferences: CVS_RSH = path to the attached runner.cmd Parameters = a single space character CVS_SERVER = full path to cvs.exe (ex.: c:\cygwin\bin\cvs.exe The obvious drawback is that the cvs.exe still has to support the "server" command itself, so the binaries from cvshome.org won't work. Cygwin provides a newer version and their binary does support the "server" command.
Ability to access local repository is very important for solo developers and also for training purpose. In fact JBuilder was the most "CVS user friendly" IDE. It took just a few mins to be up and using the features thanks to the local repository functionality. Since they are moving to Eclipse users of JB are going to be left out. Please reconsider implementing access to local repository. In any case I tried the work arounds being offered here. I tried both the scripts with Cygwin on WinXP. But, I get an error each time try to access the repository: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unknown response received from cvs server: org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.CVSException: Unknown response received from cvs server: at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.client.Request.executeRequest(Request.java:219) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.client.Command.doExecute(Command.java:404) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.client.Update.doExecute(Update.java:187) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.client.Command$1.run(Command.java:323) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.resources.RemoteFolder.run(RemoteFolder.java:457) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.client.Command.execute(Command.java:335) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.client.Command.execute(Command.java:785) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.resources.RemoteFolderMemberFetcher.performUpdate(RemoteFolderMemberFetcher.java:102) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.ui.operations.FetchMembersOperation$InternalRemoteFolderMemberFetcher.performUpdate(FetchMembersOperation.java:69) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.resources.RemoteFolderMemberFetcher.fetchMembers(RemoteFolderMemberFetcher.java:62) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.core.resources.RemoteFolderMemberFetcher.fetchMembers(RemoteFolderMemberFetcher.java:53) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.ui.operations.FetchMembersOperation.execute(FetchMembersOperation.java:107) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.ui.operations.CVSOperation.run(CVSOperation.java:80) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ccvs.ui.model.CVSTagElement.fetchDeferredChildren(CVSTagElement.java:134) at org.eclipse.ui.progress.DeferredTreeContentManager$1.run(DeferredTreeContentManager.java:192) at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:76) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- eclipse.buildId=I20050923-1000 java.version=1.5.0_05 java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc. BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=en_NZ Command-line arguments: -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Has this workaround broken 3.1 onwards ?
(In reply to comment #17) > Has this workaround broken 3.1 onwards ? The workaround from comment 16 works fine with 3.1 and 3.1.1, but I haven't tried it on a 3.2 build yet. Are you sure you set up the Ext Connection preferences properly including putting a "space" in the Parameters text field?
I am sure I followed your instructions correctly. I subsequently searched the internet for alternatives and I found Subversion (new and improved CVS) and Subeclipse (Plug-in for Subversion). Both are installed and working wonderfully with Eclipse 3.2M2. Subversion supports Local and remote repositories and it much much better than CVS and CVSNT. I thought I will note this here for anyone else wanting Local-Repositories. Cheers
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I also believe that local repositories are essential. comment #13 is exactly my opinion (though I'm already running sshd due to similar problems with another application). In the meantime, how can the problem be worked around under linux? I tried to set SSH_RSH to /bin/sh or a script with contents "/bin/sh -c $*" but neigther works. (Btw. Bugzilla's authors say that "resolved later" is discouraged. The recomment to leave bugs open and set a target milestone far in future. I share their opinion)
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With 3.2 things seem to be worse. There seems to be a new spell checker that makes the workaround of comment #9 unusable :-(. It is no longer possible to enter a space as a user name.
Please note that there are some CVS repositories which are simply not available via remote CVS (anonymous or otherwise). The OpenSSL repository is one such example. They require the user to rsync their CVS repository to a local copy. The user can then do local CVS operations on it.
The original report contained two proposals, one to permit direct access to CVS repositories on the local machine, the other for Eclipse to perform CVS services itself. The latter looks to me like a big undertaking, and it seems to me that most of the objections have been to that. However, the former strikes me as being fairly easy to implement. I also would like Eclipse to be able to use my computer's CVS service, without having to set up a pserver. What is the difficulty with executing CVS system commands from within Java using Runtime.exec? The form of the system commands would be slightly different, depending on whether the system is DOS or a unix shell. Apart from that issue, what is there to do besides <assemble the CVS command> cd <project-directory> cvs <cvs-command> (and report results to user, and handle errors)? I think that would satisfy my present needs.
What you are suggesting would be possible. However, it would be impractical to add the behavior to the existing CVS plug-ins since a lot of the functionality would not be possible to achieve using the cvs executable (e.g. the repository explorer). What you could do is write an alternate plug-in that delegated CVS operations to the executable.
Created attachment 67062 [details] Bash shell script for wrapping local/remote CVS execution
Created attachment 67063 [details] DOS batch script for wrapping local/remote CVS execution
I think that this should be resolved by creating a new 'Local' connection method, which instead of a CVS_RSH parameter would take a SHELL parameter which one can use to specify the shell being executed (e.g. '/bin/sh' under *nix, cmd.exe under Windows); otherwise it should take CVS_SERVER as the 'Ext' method but "of course" no username nor password. When this method is selected, the shell is executed instead of the CVS_RSH command. As a workaround, I have created two shell scripts that mimics the parameters accepted by the ssh/plink command ("-l {user} {host}"), but which executes in a local shell if the username is the one of the interactive user and hostname is "localhost". Set CVS_RSH to the path of this script. Thus, it can be used to browse both local and remote repositories without having to switch the Ext connection method everytime one desires to see another repository. It seems to work under my Ubuntu workstation, but I haven't tried Windows (yet). Caveat emptor!
A local CVS repository is easy on Unix systems. If an ssh-server is running (accepting only local connections), and the usual cvs-command line command is installed, then just point Eclipse towards localhost, using extssh as the connection method. Windows however ... :-/
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