CVS problems on 64-bit cygwin

[Marco Atzeri]

On 29/01/2016 05:11, lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> I'm having trouble with pulling from cvs under 64-bit cygwin.
>
> I have parallel 32-bit and 64-bit cygwin installs on a Win7 Enterprise machine.
>
> Under 32-bit cygwin, I do this all the time:
> cvs -z3 -d:ext:lloydwood@savi.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/savi co savi-dev
>
> and quite happily; type password at prompt, pull files and go.
>
> Under 64-bit cygwin, this doesn't work; I never get a password prompt.

try with
  CVS_RSH="ssh"; export CVS_RSH
  cvs -z3 -d:ext:lloydwood@savi.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/savi co 
savi-dev


> I see that the cvs versions are different:
>
>
> Under 64-bit cygwin:
> $ which cvs
> /usr/bin/cvs
>
> $ cvs -version
>
> Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.23 (client/server)
>
> Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>
> Under 32-bit cygwin
> $ which cvs
> /usr/bin/cvs
>
> $ cvs -version
>
> Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.12.13 (client/server)
>
> So, different versions, the cvs version under 64-bit Cygwin appears  earlier than the version under 32-bit Cygwin (but I no longer understand FSF version numbering; don't ask me about gcc 5...) but this earlier(?) version has a later year. And, unlike 32-bit, doesn't seem to work.
>
> Something here is very very odd, and I'd appreciate enlightenment.

https://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin-announce/2015-07/msg00054.html

>
> thanks
>
> Lloyd Wood

Regards
Marco


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