Bug 100547

Summary:	cvs only works with -f
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Ingmar Schuster <ingmar.schuster>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Maintainers for cvs, and cvs related tools (the version control system) [OBSOLETE] <cvs-utils+obsolete>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Ingmar Schuster 2005-07-27 23:16:09 UTC

cvs doesn't even login without using the -f option; I don't see in the manpage
that -f should be used while login - also -f seems to be needed on gentoo only.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/gimp-sharp login
Actual Results:  
cvs: invalid option -- l
Usage: cvs [cvs-options] command [command-options-and-arguments]
  where cvs-options are -q, -n, etc.
    (specify --help-options for a list of options)
  where command is add, admin, etc.
    (specify --help-commands for a list of commands
     or --help-synonyms for a list of command synonyms)
  where command-options-and-arguments depend on the specific command
    (specify -H followed by a command name for command-specific help)
  Specify --help to receive this message

The Concurrent Versions System (CVS) is a tool for version control.
For CVS updates and additional information, see
    the CVS home page at http://www.cvshome.org/ or
    the CVSNT home page at http://www.cvsnt.org/

Expected Results:  
Ask for a password.

Everything works when using "cvs -f -d:pserver:[...]"

Comment 1 Robin Johnson archtester

2005-07-28 01:04:10 UTC

check your ~/.cvsrc

as the command you provided works perfectly for me.

also provide your emerge info and the output from 'emerge -pv cvs'

Comment 2 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-08-03 11:03:47 UTC

No response from user...