Bug 11633 - [CVS Core] Timeout using EXT results in cryptic error message
Summary: [CVS Core] Timeout using EXT results in cryptic error message
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Team (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows 2000
: P4 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Platform-VCM-Inbox CLA Friend
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Keywords: faq, readme
: 10159 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2002-03-19 09:47 EST by Michael Valenta CLA Friend
Modified: 2005-11-17 14:28 EST (History)
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First attempt that failed (3.05 KB, patch)
2002-09-12 11:31 EDT, Michael Valenta CLA Friend 		no flags Details | Diff
First attempt that failed (3.05 KB, patch)
2002-09-12 11:31 EDT, Michael Valenta CLA Friend 		no flags Details | Diff
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Description Michael Valenta CLA Friend 2002-03-19 09:47:48 EST 
When attempting to connect to a repository using the EXT connection method, the 
error that results from a timeout is something like "Unsupported response 
received from server: ". This is not very helpfull.
Comment 1 Michael Valenta CLA Friend 2002-03-19 10:57:30 EST 
I should clarify that the problem was that the server was unreachable so the 
connection could not be made.
Comment 2 Jean-Michel Lemieux CLA Friend 2002-03-19 11:56:54 EST 
Reading of stderr is not expose in the CVS connection API. Thus the errors 
returned from the ssh client are sent to stderr and are not read by the CVS 
message loop.
Comment 3 Michael Valenta CLA Friend 2002-09-11 09:04:01 EDT 
The same error is shown if the password is incorrect.
Comment 4 Michael Valenta CLA Friend 2002-09-12 11:30:39 EDT 
Unfortunately, it appears that the ssh connection provides some data on the 
stdin (resutling in an invalid reponse) before any message is passed on stderr 
(at least with plink.exe). This complicates the attemp to discover if an error 
occured. I will attach my first attempt at a fix that revealed this.
Comment 5 Michael Valenta CLA Friend 2002-09-12 11:31:20 EDT 
Created attachment 1979 [details]
First attempt that failed
Comment 6 Michael Valenta CLA Friend 2002-09-12 11:31:48 EDT 
Created attachment 1980 [details]
First attempt that failed
Comment 7 Michael Valenta CLA Friend 2002-09-25 19:38:45 EDT 
*** Bug 10159 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 8 Kevin McGuire CLA Friend 2003-01-28 15:40:58 EST 
No action for 2.1.
Comment 9 Michael Valenta CLA Friend 2005-05-06 17:19:14 EDT 
This bug has not been touched for 2 years. Closing as WONTFIX. Please reopen if 
you feel this is still an important issue.
Comment 10 Terence K. Yee CLA Friend 2005-11-17 14:28:11 EST 
Using Eclipse 3.1.1, Hummingbird Secure Shell 10.0.0.8, ssh2, and cvs 1.11.1p1, 
I am seeing the same error when using the "ext" connection method:

"Error fetching resource list from repository.

Reason:
 Unknown response received from cvs server: *** ssh2 starting connection: 
11/17/05 14:18:51"

Has anyone else been able to connect to an external cvs repository using 
Eclipse 3.1.1 over an ssh2 connection? Using the built-in ssh2 plug-in also 
returns the same error message.