Hi, On Sat, 10 Jan 2009, Caleb Cushing wrote: > git cvsimport -a -v -d > :pserver:anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/var/cvsroot/ gentoo-x86 -C > portage > Initialized empty Git repository in /home/portdev/cvs/portage/.git/ > Running cvsps... > parse error on third token > WARNING: malformed CVS version str: Server: (unknown) > WARNING: Your CVS client version: > [Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.12.12 (client)] > and/or server version: > [Server: (unknown)] > are too old to properly support the rlog command. > This command was introduced in 1.11.1. Cvsps > will use log instead, but PatchSet numbering > may become unstable due to pruned empty > directories. This is the problem. > cvs log: warning: failed to open /home/portdev/.cvspass for reading: > No such file or directory > cvs log: in directory .: > cvs [log aborted]: there is no version here; run 'cvs checkout' first And this is the solution: Just try $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/var/cvsroot/ \ co gentoo-x86 $ cd gentoo-x86 $ git cvsimport -v (I assume it is a live repository, so -a is dangerous.) Hth, Dscho -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
