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SETUP PRODUCING THIS ERROR: CVSNT 1.11.1.3 is installed on "Machine A" - Server running Windows 2000 (SP2). The repository is on this machine. In the CVSNT admin panel a prefix is specified for the repository locations, with just the repository directory itself listed in the repository entries. Eclipse v2.0 is installed on "Machine B" and "Machine C", (same OS as server). The Team Tutorial in the Eclipse help was being followed: User 1 on Machine B creates a project and several text files, adds the repository to the workspace(no problems accessing it here), and then shares the project to this repository. User 2 on Machine C checks out 'as project' the project from the repository. Both users amend their local versions of text files. User 2 synchronises with repository and commits changes. User 1 attempts to synchronise with the repository. When using a file that user 2 didn't change there is no problem. But if user 2 has already committed a changed file to the repository, user 1 receives an alert box: Header: 'Unable to Synchronize'. Text: 'An error has occurred processing file <repository file name><version number of the version uploaded by user2>' 'Error fetching file revisions' was initially displayed when this error first cropped up. Updating from the repository still works. The fact that 2 users cannot concurrently work with files in a repository means the team functions can't be used under CVSNT unless there is a way round this or the bug is fixed.
Is there anything in the .log file? The problem looks to be related to how synchronize determines the remote file revision. As a work around, you may have to use the Team/Update and Team/Commit menu commands. These commands are analogous to "cvs update" and "cvs commit" so using them is just like using any other CVS tool.
Thanks for the response, I can't see anything like an error message in the CVS loginfo file in CVSROOT if this is the log you're referring to. I'm already using the Eclipse 'Team' menu commands (Synchronize, commit, update) rather than the CVS native commands. The files are stored in the repository with the extension (e.g.) "file2.txt,v" - is this correct or should the 'v' actually represent the current version (1.2)? Below is the contents of repository file2.txt,v that is causing the problem, if this helps, although it look identical to the file that is working correctly. The only difference is that the 'author' of each version is the same for the file that is working correctly. Both users in this example have the same administrator authority. I cannot take 'Synchronize with repository' for this file without getting the error. I'm wondering if the 'locks - strict' has anything to do with it, could this prevent the other user from accessing the file? head 1.2; access; symbols; locks; strict; comment @# @; expand @o@; 1.2 date 2002.07.08.09.42.07; author sahuja; state Exp; branches; next 1.1; 1.1 date 2002.07.08.09.37.40; author shaldon; state Exp; branches; next ; desc @@ 1.2 log @*** empty log message *** @ text @This is file 2. It was input by Simon. And has not been (maybe not) changed. No..you are wrong.. see it has been changed: sa@ 1.1 log @Initial commit of resources for iMaestroTestProj @ text @d4 4 a7 1 And has not been changed.@ <end of the file> I can attach you the CVSROOT directory from the server if this will be of any use, there is only a little test data in there. Regards, Simon
The log am referring to is the .log file found in the .metadata directory of your workspace. The contents of the file look good and if it was bad then the cvs command line would work either. It could be a permissions problem. Perhaps this could occur if the file was stored on an NTFS partition as opposed to a FAT. Out of curiosity, what does your repository path look like (i.e. what is the path part of your CVSROOT string)?
This is the contents of the log that relates to the error: --- !MESSAGE Error fetching file revisions !SUBENTRY 1 org.eclipse.team.cvs.core 4 -6 Jul 08, 2002 10:43:27.705 !MESSAGE An error has occurred processing file 'E:/iMaestro/CVSRep/iMaestro/iMaestroTestProj/file1.txt 1.2' --- The repository path is E:/iMaestro/CVSRep Cheers Simon
Is E:/iMaestro/CVSRep the path you used when you created the repository location or did you configure your CVSNT server to use an alias? The reason I ask is because Eclipse will not work if CVSNT is set up to use a repository alias (the reason being that CVSNT sometimes communicates the full path: a.k.a. 'E:/iMaestro/CVSRep/iMaestro/iMaestroTestProj/file1.txt')
To install, I followed the exact instructions from this website: http://w1.858.telia.com/~u85831169/InstallCVSNT.html down to step 10, replacing the 'test' repository with our 'iMaestro' one. Once this was done I went back to eclipse and added the repository successfully. Everything worked fine for both users until the synch. issue. All other functions, including synching for the user who last committed the file, are fine. It is only when a user who was not the last person to commit that particular file attempts to synch their version with the repository that the error occurs. Seems to indicate some security issue with access to the version, but I don't know where or how to fix that, although I'm trying a few things.
The problem is that even though CVSNT can be configured to use a repository prefix (step 7b. in the document you provided), it does not always communicate the directory relative to this prefix. This makes it impossible for Eclipse to work with this mode. If you want to use the advanced features of the Eclips CVS client, you will need to disable the prefix and use the full path name when specifying the repository location.
Yes, that's cracked it, thank you very much indeed. I will post a reference to this bug at the end of the thread I initially raised in the newsgroup in case anyone else needs this info.
