RE: [cdt-dev] CVS access behing firewalls

["Recoskie, Chris" <crecoskie@xxxxxx>]

As long as the diffs are in unified format, they should work for Apply Patch.

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Chris Recoskie
Software Designer
Texas Instruments, Toronto
http://eclipse.org/cdt
 
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Doug Schaefer
> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 8:33 AM
> To: CDT General developers list.
> Subject: RE: [cdt-dev] CVS access behing firewalls
> 
> We'll have to see. I think I'm stuck with whatever Eclipse's Apply Patch
> command can give me.
> 
> Another approach would be to take a daily snapshot of a CVS checkout, tar
> it
> up and make it available on our build machine (cdt.eclipse.org). I'm not
> sure if that would work any better. I'll make one later today and let you
> have a go at it.
> 
> Cheers,
> Doug
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> > Behalf Of Ploett, Norbert
> > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 7:35 AM
> > To: CDT General developers list.
> > Subject: AW: [cdt-dev] CVS access behing firewalls
> >
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > thanks for condolations and good advice, especially since this is not a
> > CVS access mailing list. Yeah, I tried quite a few of your advices but
> am
> > afraid I find myself in the position Chris describes: Behind a http
> proxy,
> > and not even proxy-aware tunneling to proxy.eclipse.org:80 is allowed
> > (gets me a http 403: forbidden from the proxy).
> >
> > I could resort to cvsgrab (http://cvsgrab.sourceforge.net/) which
> > downloads the sources and CVS control information, but when I import
> this
> > project into eclipse, then eclipse does not "know" about it's dependency
> > from a CVS repository. This would then be my workflow:
> >
> > - Download the CVS HEAD state of the project with cvsgrab (takes about
> 30
> > min for org.eclipse.cdt.core with 2.173 files...)
> > - Import the existing project into the workspace.
> > - Still check it into a local version control.
> > - Do my changes, create the patches and submit them.
> >
> > Doug, do you think you can work with this type of patches which have the
> > file structure of the repository even though they have lost the precise
> > information about the repository they came from?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Norbert
> >
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] Im
> > Auftrag von Recoskie, Chris
> > Gesendet: Sonntag, 13. November 2005 04:32
> > An: CDT General developers list.
> > Betreff: RE: [cdt-dev] CVS access behing firewalls
> >
> > This only works if your firewall is setup to just pass through traffic
> > on port 80.  If you have to use an HTTP proxy like we do, you're hosed.
> >
> > WinCVS and CVSNT will use HTTP proxies.  I was using them successfully
> > prior to getting my full committer access, although it was admittedly a
> > PITA.
> >
> > ___________________________________________
> >
> > Chris Recoskie
> > Software Designer
> > Texas Instruments, Toronto
> > http://eclipse.org/cdt
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On
> > > Behalf Of Todd Papaioannou
> > > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 12:09 PM
> > > To: 'CDT General developers list.'
> > > Subject: RE: [cdt-dev] CVS access behing firewalls
> > >
> > > I dunno if you've tried, but there is already a proxy setup up to
> > > access Eclipse CVS. Details can be found here:
> > >
> > > http://dev.eclipse.org/cvshowto.html
> > >
> > > I'm able to access CVS at work, even though port 2401
> > > is blocked, because the proxy is on port 80.
> > >
> > > Todd
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wieant Nielander
> > > > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 2:13 AM
> > > > To: CDT General developers list.
> > > > Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] CVS access behing firewalls
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > OUCH! My company's IT security is blocking me from direct
> > > > CVS access
> > > > > to the eclipse host. So this was my procedure for creating
> > patches:
> > > >   ...
> > > > > Here are my current options:
> > > > >
> > > > > - Go through the pain with cvsgrab
> > > > > - Doug goes through the pain of applying my patches just
> > > > the same :-)
> > > > > - Somebody gives me a hint how to access eclipse CVS through a
> > proxy
> > > > > - Wait a month until I have highspeed internet access at
> > > > home and can
> > > > > work from there
> > > >
> > > > To use a proxy you probably need your IT department to
> > > > install one, they should be able to install one specifically
> > > > for the eclipse cvs repositiries, then instead of using the
> > > > direct eclipse cvs domain
> > > > (dev.eclipse.org) you can use the proxy address.
> > > >
> > > > If they refuse then here's a link to the GNU view on
> > > > accessing cvs repositories from behind a firewall/proxy. It
> > > > is called complainware so after using it you will have to
> > > > complain to your system admin...
> > > >
> > > > http://savannah.gnu.org/faq/?group_id=5802&question=CVS_-_How_
> > > can_I_access_a_repository_from_behind_a_firewall_or_proxy.txt
> > > >
> > > > -- Wieant
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