[p4] cvs2p4 - Newbie question

[Ildefonzo Arocha]

Ok, found the problem, wrong path in config file ... doh!

I was able to convert the CVS repository by using bin/cvs2p4, however
test/runtest still shows the same error.

I will have further questions though :)

Thanks,
Ildefonzo

On 12/18/06, Ildefonzo Arocha <ilde.web at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am in the process of testing Perforce for our company.  I have
> downloaded the evaluation version for Linux 2.4 kernel.
>
> One critical factor on the decision over Perforce is its possibility to
> convert our existing CVS repository, I am testing with cvs2p4 with no luck
> :(
>
> When I try to run test/runtest I get the following error:
>
> ===== Lines referenced:
> OneDB
> Release_4_02_05
> Release_4_03_01
> Release_5_01_01
> branch_Globopharm
> cvs
> shemp
> warp
> runtest> diff /iar/cvs2p4/cvs2p4- 3.0b6/test/lines.good
> /iar/cvs2p4/cvs2p4-3.0b6/test_conv_dir/lines
> 2,8c2,7
> < cabesa
> < chupa
> < curly
> < curly2
> < curly3
> < ha
> < larry
> ---
> > OneDB
> > Release_4_02_05
> > Release_4_03_01
> > Release_5_01_01
> > branch_Globopharm
> > cvs
> 10,12c9
> < vtag
> < xxx
> < yyy
> ---
> > warp
> runtest: *** "diff /iar/cvs2p4/cvs2p4-3.0b6/test/lines.good
> /iar/cvs2p4/cvs2p4- 3.0b6/test_conv_dir/lines" exited with signal 0 status
> 1
> runtest: *** genmetadata bad results
> runtest> rm -f /iar/cvs2p4/cvs2p4-3.0b6/test/,v
> runtest> rm -f /iar/cvs2p4/cvs2p4-3.0b6/test/xy,v
> runtest> rm -f /iar/cvs2p4/cvs2p4- 3.0b6/test/baÿÔdab,v
>
> Whatever that means???!! I find no documentation about what this error is
> about, or how to get around it.
>
> I ignored the error and tried a conversion, then I get the following
> error:
>
> ===== Lines referenced:
> OneDB
> Release_4_02_05
> Release_4_03_01
> Release_5_01_01
> branch_Globopharm
> cvs
> shemp
> warp
> ========== genchanges
> Mon Dez 18 13:11:02 CET 2006
> ========== dochanges
> Mon Dez 18 13:11:08 CET 2006
> dochanges: cannot recognize p4d version in:
>
> *** dochanges  FAILED
>
> Not been a Perl programmer I was able to track down where the error is
> printed out to "p4d_vers" in "lib/util.pl"
>
> sub p4d_vers
> {
>   my ($P4D) = @_;
>   my $v = `$P4D -V`;
>   my ($y, $r) = ($v =~ m/\nRev. P4D\/[^\/]+\/(\d+)\.(\d+).*\//);
>
>   if (! $v || ! $r)
>     { print "$Myname: cannot recognize p4d version in:\n$v\n"; exit 1; }
>
>   return ($y, $r);
> }
>
> p4d and p4 are in my $PATH, I am working as root, and pfd -V outputs:
>
> Perforce - The Fast Software Configuration Management System.
> Copyright 1995-2006 Perforce Software.  All rights reserved.
> Portions copyright 1991-2005 Compuware Corporation.
> Rev. P4D/LINUX24X86/2006.1/109255 (2006/10/17).
> License: none
>
> So something is not getting correctly parsed, don't know where, and don't
> know if I should even modify this file.
>
> Can anyone help me here?  I have one week for testing a whole bunch of
> stuff and convincing the management why Perforce is a must.
>
> I am no Linux expert and have no experience with Perforce, so please be
> gentle with the answers!
>
> Red Hat Linux, Kernel 2.4
> Perforce 2006.1
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ildefonzo
>