How to restore Attic files in CVS
Trinh, An
I have files that went into the Attic. How do I restore them back?
I've moved the files out of the Attic folder but when I checkout the
folder, the cvs GUI doesn't show any files under the folder. Viewing
the files revealed that they're in DEAD State. Please advise. Thank
you.
drwxrws---+ 3 11906 cvs_eai 512 Apr 3 09:41 .
drwxrws---+146 root cvs_eai 4608 Apr 2 14:25 ..
drwxrws---+ 2 c62ip74 cvs_eai 512 Apr 3 09:41 Attic
-rwxrwx---+ 1 c62ip74 cvs_eai 3136 Apr 3 13:08
EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
-rwxrwx---+ 1 c62ip74 cvs_eai 4153 Mar 18 08:11
EA_APRT_LOAD.msgflow,v
-rwxrwx---+ 1 c62ip74 cvs_eai 794 Mar 18 08:11 .project,v
Thanks,
An.
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Jim Hyslop
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Trinh, An wrote:
> I have files that went into the Attic. How do I restore them back?
> I've moved the files out of the Attic folder but when I checkout the
> folder, the cvs GUI doesn't show any files under the folder. Viewing
> the files revealed that they're in DEAD State.
Someone has 'cvs remove'd the files. Just restore them with 'cvs add'.
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Peter Toft
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> Trinh, An wrote:
>> I have files that went into the Attic. How do I restore them back?
>> I've moved the files out of the Attic folder but when I checkout the
>> folder, the cvs GUI doesn't show any files under the folder. Viewing
>> the files revealed that they're in DEAD State.
>
> Someone has 'cvs remove'd the files. Just restore them with 'cvs add'.
cvs log <file>
Find til newest non-dead version
cvs update -r <last-version> <file>
mv <file> foo
cvs update -A <file>
mv foo <file>
cvs add <file>
cvs commit -m "bring out your dead, bring out your dead" <file>
/pto
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I blog at http://www.version2.dk/blogs/petertoft
Larry Jones
>
> On Sun, 5 Apr 2009, Jim Hyslop wrote:
> >
> > Someone has 'cvs remove'd the files. Just restore them with 'cvs add'.
>
> cvs log <file>
> Find til newest non-dead version
> cvs update -r <last-version> <file>
> mv <file> foo
> cvs update -A <file>
> mv foo <file>
> cvs add <file>
> cvs commit -m "bring out your dead, bring out your dead" <file>
Neither of those suggestions is very good -- the first doesn't work at
all and the second is more complex than necessary and subject to error.
Please see the manual for the correct method:
<http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.11.23/cvs_5.html#SEC62>
--
Larry Jones
He's just jealous because I accomplish so much more than he does. -- Calvin
Trinh, An
Thank you for your help. Larry, based upon your guidance the two steps
are straight forward.
$ cvs update -j 1.2 -j 1.1 file1
$ cvs commit -m test
However, when I ran the update command I'm getting Permission denied.
/usr/local/bin% cvs update -j 1.2 -j 1.1
/opt/prodcvs/eai/APRT/EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
permission denied
cvs [update aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if
any)
I'm using csh and the CVSROOT is set to:
CVSROOT=:ext:c62ip74@boc01:/opt/prodcvs
I've never executed any cvs command from the shell before since we use
cvs through the GUI interface with this connection
:extssh:c62ip74@boc01:/opt/prodcvs. I also tried putting in the same
connection that I connected with the GUI
:extssh:c62ip74@boc01:/opt/prodcvs and I'm getting this error.
/usr/local/bin% cvs update -j 1.2 -j 1.1
/opt/prodcvs/eai/APRT/EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
cvs update: Unknown method (`extssh') in CVSROOT.
cvs [update aborted]: Bad CVSROOT: `:extssh:c62ip74@boc01:/opt/prodcvs'.
Please advise and thank you for your help.
Thanks,
An.
Larry Jones
>
> /usr/local/bin% cvs update -j 1.2 -j 1.1
> /opt/prodcvs/eai/APRT/EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
> permission denied
> cvs [update aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if
> any)
That implies that the user you're logging in to the server as doesn't
have write permission in that directory (/opt/prodcvs/eai/APRT).
> I'm using csh and the CVSROOT is set to:
> CVSROOT=:ext:c62ip74@boc01:/opt/prodcvs
Note that CVS doesn't use $CVSROOT when running in a working directory,
it uses the value saved in CVS/ROOT instead, so you may not be logging
in as the user you think you are. To force CVS to use $CVSROOT, use it
as the value of the -d global option:
cvs -d $CVSROOT update -j 1.2 -j 1.1
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Larry Jones
Years from now when I'm successful and happy, ...and he's in
prison... I hope I'm not too mature to gloat. -- Calvin
Trinh, An
While running the update command I'm getting this error. Please advise.
boc01% /usr/local/bin/cvs -d /opt/prodcvs update -j 1.2 -j 1.1
/opt/prodcvs/eai/APRT/EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
cvs update: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or
directory
cvs update: use `cvs add' to create an entry for
/opt/prodcvs/eai/APRT/EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
cvs [update aborted]: cannot open CVS/Root: No such file or directory
boc01% pwd
/opt/prodcvs/eai/APRT
boc01% ls -altr
total 34
-rwxrwx---+ 1 c62ip74 cvs_eai 794 Mar 18 08:11 .project,v
-rwxrwx---+ 1 c62ip74 cvs_eai 4153 Mar 18 08:11
EA_APRT_LOAD.msgflow,v
drwxrws---+146 root cvs_eai 4608 Apr 2 14:25 ..
drwxrws---+ 2 c62ip74 cvs_eai 512 Apr 3 09:41 Attic
-rwxrwx---+ 1 c62ip74 cvs_eai 3136 Apr 3 13:08
EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
drwxrws---+ 3 11906 cvs_eai 512 Apr 6 10:41 .
Thanks,
An.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Jones [mailto:lawrenc...@siemens.com]
Larry Jones
>
> While running the update command I'm getting this error. Please advise.
>
> boc01% /usr/local/bin/cvs -d /opt/prodcvs update -j 1.2 -j 1.1
> /opt/prodcvs/eai/APRT/EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
> cvs update: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or
> directory
Assuming you're running the command in the working directory where the
file should be (which is what you should be doing), you just want the
file name, not the path to the repository version:
cvs -d /opt/prodcvs update -j 1.2 -j 1.1 EA_APRT_LOAD.esql
Even though the file doesn't exist in the working directory (because it
was deleted), CVS knows how to find it in the repository and get it
back.
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Larry Jones
The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present.
-- Hobbes
Trinh, An
Yes, I've done that but still getting the same error. Please advise.
boc01% pwd
/opt/prodcvs/eai/APRT
boc01% ls -altr
total 34
-rwxrwx---+ 1 c62ip74 cvs_eai 794 Mar 18 08:11 .project,v
-rwxrwx---+ 1 c62ip74 cvs_eai 4153 Mar 18 08:11
EA_APRT_LOAD.msgflow,v
drwxrws---+146 root cvs_eai 4608 Apr 2 14:25 ..
drwxrws---+ 2 c62ip74 cvs_eai 512 Apr 3 09:41 Attic
-rwxrwx---+ 1 c62ip74 cvs_eai 3136 Apr 3 13:08
EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
drwxrws---+ 3 11906 cvs_eai 512 Apr 6 10:41 .
boc01% /usr/local/bin/cvs -d /opt/prodcvs update -j 1.2 -j 1.1
EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
cvs update: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or
directory
cvs update: use `cvs add' to create an entry for EA_APRT_LOAD.esql,v
cvs [update aborted]: cannot open CVS/Root: No such file or directory
boc01%
boc01%
boc01% /usr/local/bin/cvs -d /opt/prodcvs update -j 1.2 -j 1.1
EA_APRT_LOAD.esql
cvs update: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or
directory
cvs update: nothing known about EA_APRT_LOAD.esql
cvs [update aborted]: cannot open CVS/Root: No such file or directory
Thanks,
An.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Jones [mailto:lawrenc...@siemens.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:33 PM
To: Trinh, An
Cc: Peter Toft; Jim Hyslop; info...@gnu.org
Larry Jones
>
> Yes, I've done that
No, you haven't. You're still trying to run the command in the
repository instead of in a working directory that you've checked out.
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Larry Jones
I don't want to be THIS good! -- Calvin
Trinh, An
I have deleted the working directory that I've checked out. Just now,
I've checked out this project APRT and there's nothing inside. Is it
still possible for me to recover the file?
Thanks,
An.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Jones [mailto:lawrenc...@siemens.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:44 PM
To: Trinh, An
Cc: Peter Toft; Jim Hyslop; info...@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to restore Attic files in CVS - cannot open CVS/Entries
Jim Hyslop
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Larry Jones wrote:
> Neither of those suggestions is very good -- the first doesn't work at
> all and the second is more complex than necessary and subject to error.
<sigh> I'm out of practice - been using Clearcase for the last year and
a half. Sorry for the misinformation.
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Jim Hyslop
Dreampossible: Better software. Simply. http://www.dreampossible.ca
Consulting * Mentoring * Training in
C/C++ * OOD * SW Development & Practices * Version Management
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