[FGS] Anonymous CVS Access permission errors

[Daniel Morissette]

There were some permission issues with some recent commits made on the 
server. That's hopefully all fixed. Can you please try again?

Daniel

Paul Blankenbaker wrote:
> Good Day:
> 
> I was trying to following the instructions for building the FGS MapTools 
> from the CVS repository (I was viewing the instructions at: 
> http://www.maptools.org/fgs/index.phtml?page=fgs-sandbox.html).
> 
> The CVS repository appears to be in a bad state (it lets me login, but 
> prevents me from checking out or exporting code).
> 
> Here is a synopsis of what I'm seeing:
> 
> [pkb at dhcp110 tmp]$ export 
> CVSROOT=:pserver:cvsanon at cvs.maptools.org:/cvs/maptools/cvsroot
> [pkb at dhcp110 tmp]$ cvs -d ${CVSROOT} login
> Logging in to 
> :pserver:cvsanon at cvs.maptools.org:2401/cvs/maptools/cvsroot 
> <http://pserver:cvsanon@cvs.maptools.org:2401/cvs/maptools/cvsroot>
> CVS password:
> [pkb at dhcp110 tmp]$ cvs -d ${CVSROOT} checkout fgs-dev
> cvs checkout: Updating fgs-dev
> U fgs-dev/HISTORY.txt
> U fgs-dev/README
> U fgs-dev/TODO
> 
> ... makes good progress, but eventually fails with ...
> 
> U fgs-dev/pkg_def/freetype/fgs_build
> U fgs-dev/pkg_def/freetype/fgs_install
> cvs checkout: Updating fgs-dev/pkg_def/freetype/patches
> cvs checkout: failed to create lock directory for 
> `/cvs/maptools/cvsroot/fgs-dev/pkg_def/freetype/patches' 
> (/cvs/maptools/cvsroot/fgs-dev/pkg_def/freetype/patches/#cvs.lock): 
> Permission denied
> cvs checkout: failed to obtain dir lock in repository 
> `/cvs/maptools/cvsroot/fgs-dev/pkg_def/freetype/patches'
> cvs [checkout aborted]: read lock failed - giving up
> [pkb at dhcp110 tmp]$
> 
> 
> I then tried using a CVS export instead (but this failed with a 
> different error):
> 
> [pkb at dhcp110 tmp]$ export 
> CVSROOT=:pserver:cvsanon at cvs.maptools.org:/cvs/maptools/cvsroot
> [pkb at dhcp110 tmp]$ cvs -d ${CVSROOT} login
> Logging in to 
> :pserver:cvsanon at cvs.maptools.org:2401/cvs/maptools/cvsroot 
> <http://pserver:cvsanon@cvs.maptools.org:2401/cvs/maptools/cvsroot>
> CVS password:
> [pkb at dhcp110 tmp]$ cvs -d ${CVSROOT} export -r rel-1-0-0 -d 
> fgs-dev-1.0.0 fgs-dev
> cvs export: Updating fgs-dev-1.0.0
> U fgs-dev-1.0.0/HISTORY.txt
> U fgs-dev-1.0.0/README
> U fgs-dev-1.0.0/TODO
> 
> ... continues for awhile, then dies with ...
> 
> U fgs-dev-1.0.0/pkg_def/freetype/fgs_build
> U fgs-dev-1.0.0/pkg_def/freetype/fgs_install
> cvs export: Updating fgs-dev-1.0.0/pkg_def/freetype/patches
> cvs [export aborted]: cannot open directory 
> /cvs/maptools/cvsroot/fgs-dev/pkg_def/freetype/patches/Attic: Permission 
> denied
> [pkb at dhcp110 tmp]$
> 
> I suspect that the issue is with respect to permissions on 
> files/directories at the CVS server (I don't think its at my end). I 
> tried searching the mail archives, but didn't see anyone else mentioning 
> anonymous CVS issues.
> 
> Could someone else try doing a anonymous CVS checkout and see if they 
> see the same issue, or suggest something that I might change at my end?
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
> 
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