[Cvsnt] Please help, NNTP post notification newsgroup setup

Russel Harvey RusselHarvey at hotmail.com
Sat Jun 1 07:06:20 BST 2002


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Yes, that's it.  The perl.tar.gz and perl_lib.tar.gz have those all.  Thank
you.

"Bo Berglund" <bo.berglund at telia.com> wrote in message
news:3cf5274b.856798859 at news.cvsnt.org...
> Look here for both installation instructions and downloads:
> http://www.devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/tools/install.htm
>
> /Bo
>
> On Wed, 29 May 2002 18:28:22 +0000 (UTC), "Russel Harvey"
> <RusselHarvey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I've search both perl path and CVS installation path (it ought to be in
CVS
> >installation path), no found.
> >
> >I have a feeling I might miss some perl module that specific to CVS
except
> >nowhere in the documents mention this module.
> >
> >Would you mind passing a copy of this cvs_loginfo_html.pl file,
> >cvs_loginfo.pl will be fine too.  Thank you.
> >
> >
> >"Patrick Ficheux" <patrick.ficheux at IMECOM.NET> wrote in message
> >news:E16B6A629B71D31194F900500447FD3617B314 at SVREXCHTOUA...
> >I think the script logonfo*.pl MUST BE in the path ... and it works well
..
> >for me (CVS server on W2K server with NNTP/IIS)
> >except the URL on my CVSWEB server (always empty == the perl script
> >cvs_loginfo_html.pl can't access variables in cfgmgmt::Globals ???)
> >note: the name of the newsgroup must be "engineering.checkins"
> >
> >regards
> >
> >-----Message d'origine-----
> >De : Russel Harvey [mailto:RusselHarvey at hotmail.com]
> >Envoy=E9 : mardi 28 mai 2002 00:41
> >=C0 : cvsnt at cvsnt.org cvsnt downloads at march-hare.com @CVSNT on Twitter CVSNT on Facebook
> >Objet : Re: [Cvsnt] Please help, NNTP post notification newsgroup setup
> >
> >
> >Thanks for the comments.
> >
> >I didn't mean really copy file into CVSROOT when I said 'copy', was
really
> >through the check out/check in process or I won't even get this far.
Sorry
> >for the confusion.
> >
> >More specifically, the instruction I was trying to follow is from:
> >http://www.devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/cvs/cvs_admin_nt.htm#loginfo
> >
> >Where it says:
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
=
> >-
> >-----
> >18
> >a..
> >  1.. Copy the loginfo file to C:\sandbox\CVSROOT
> >  2.. Follow the instructions for installing the DevGuy tools
(particularly=
> >,
> >the ActivePerl installation, perl_lib.tar.gz, and perl.tar.gz) -- and pay
> >attention to the instructions regarding the Globals.pm file
> >  a.. There are four versions to choose from.  The HTML versions
represent
> >the latest development effort.  All versions include links to CVSWeb.
> >  b.. There are two plain-text versions:
> >    a.. Use this version to post plain-text to a newsgroup
> >    b.. Use this version to send plain-text email (SMTP)
> >  c.. There are two HTML versions:
> >    a.. Use this version to post HTML to a newsgroup
> >    b.. Use this version to send HTML email (SMTP)
> >      a.. Please also refer to the LogInfo Script Configuration
> >.......
> >20.  Enter cvs commit (this also commits loginfo and notify)
> >    Congratulations!  You just committed your first changes!
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
=
> >-
> >---
> >
> >The link 'Use this version to post HTML to a newsgroup' takes to this
file =
> >-
> >loginfo -
> >http://www.devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/download/loginfo/html_news/loginfo
> >
> >At the bottom of this file, you will see:
> >DEFAULT perl -S cvs_loginfo_html.pl "%{sVv}" "$USER"
> >
> >It appears this file here: cvs_loginfo_html.pl is what really makes the
> >magic, to post a log to newsgroup nntp server.    I am convinced I
probably
> >won't need the notify file, because I just want to find out who is check
in
> >files via newsgroup for now.
> >
> >I know zero about perl, so it's pretty much almost impossible for me to
cod=
> >e
> >this 'cvs_loginfo_html.pl' program in order to post message to nntp from
> >cvs.
> >
> >Anyone mind to spare some hint to me.  Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >"Bo Berglund" <bo.berglund at telia.com> wrote in message
> >news:3cf1c7e5.635767437 at news.cvsnt.org...
> >> On Mon, 27 May 2002 05:06:16 +0000 (UTC), "Russel Harvey"
> >> <RusselHarvey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I've been following the instruction of setting up NNTP from
> >> >http://www.devguy.com/fp/cfgmgmt/cvs/cvs_admin_nt.htm#loginfo.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >This is a CVSNT 1.1.13 on Win2K installed ActivePerl (whatever the
> >current),
> >> >NNTP has been turn on, the newsgroup is created engineering.checkins
> >> >
> >> >It doesn't post anything after I checked in.
> >> >
> >> >The question is:  Do I need to copy in the notify file into CVSROOT
whic=
> >h
> >is
> >> >stated in the item one above loginfo if I don't need email
notification
> >but
> >> >only nntp notification?
> >> >
> >> >Also, in the loginfo file which suppose to be copied into CVSROOT,
there
> >is
> >> >a line at bottom:
> >> >DEFAULT perl -S cvs_loginfo_html.pl "%{sVv}" "$USER"
> >> >
> >> >Where can I find this cvs_loginfo_html.pl file?  I've search the
> >document,
> >> >nowhere mention it.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks for any advice.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> I don't know about the perl file you ask about but I know this:
> >> Whatever action you want is controlled from the script files in
> >> CVSROOT of the repository:
> >> loginfo
> >> specifies what is done *after* a commit is done by cvs
> >>
> >> commitinfo
> >> specifies what is done *before* cvs processes a commit
> >>
> >> notify
> >> specifies what is done *after* a commit, edit, unedit on watched
> >> files. The user sets up himself which files will be watched
> >>
> >> These files are script files with a regular expression as the first
> >> field on each line. They are evaluated by cvs and each line that fits
> >> the evaluation on the first field gets executed from the second field.
> >> So in order to get anything happening you need to edit these files
> >> (loginfo, notify, commitinfo) and enter the line with the action you
> >> want starting fom field 2.
> >> Specifically if you want something posted to a newsserver you have to
> >> add commands for this to the line. The command can be a regular WinNT
> >> program name with parameters or a call to a script. Exactly what is
> >> needed for an automatic newsgroup post I don't know since I am not
> >> using news myself.
> >>
> >> NOTE:
> >> Don't copy anything into CVSROOT! Instead checkout CVSROOT (in capital
> >> letters) from the repository, add whatever you need to the loginfo and
> >> notify files, then commit your changes. Otherwise what you put into
> >> these files will be gone the next time anyone makes a commit to
> >> CVSROOT when the files are rebuilt from the RCS files.
> >>
> >> A good source of information is as always Karl Fogels book even though
> >> he talks in Unix commands so the examples will not work in Windows.
> >> The basic principles are the same though.
> >> URL:  http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/
> >>
> >>
> >> /Bo
> >> (Bo Berglund, developer in Sweden)
> >>
> >>
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