-----Original message----- From: Gregory Nowak greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:14:37 +0100 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." speakup at braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Installing speakup from CVS > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----> Hash: SHA1 > > Ok, let me see if I can help you out a bit. The .cvspass file should > be an empty file in your home directory. To create it, you simply need > to run the following: > > touch $HOME/.cvspass > > If you look at this file after having used cvs, you will see that it > in fact isn't empty, but the checkout script and cvs it self as far as > I know, needs an empty .cvspass file in the home directory to begin > with. I know you said you already created a .cvspass file, but I want > to make sure we're on the same page. > > I have no idea what the absolute path problem is all about without > seeing the actual message you get, but at a guess, make sure that you > have a /usr/src/linux softlink pointing to your linux source tree, > (I.E. after untaring the kernel source in /usr/src for example, using > linux 2.6.13.4 as an example, do: > > ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.13.4 /usr/src/linux > > ) > > As for the password, Kirk says that if you want something, you should > nicely ask for it, or something like that, so the password is > > please > > . Hth. > > Greg > > > On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 03:52:43PM +0100, Darragh wrote: > > Yes. You have picked me up right. The CVS version was just downloaded and > > archived. I am now trying to patch the kernel with it but I'm running into > > problems. > > > > I do have access to a network connection which is letting me use CVS at the > > moment however the script is not working. I sent a message about it last > > night. It gives me two errors: > > > > 1. no .cvspass file found so I did some searching and created one: > > 2. It now says that the script has not passed an absolute pathname. And it > > still thinks the password is wrong. > > > > I would appreciate any help. > > > > Darragh > > - -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----> Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFDT7zv7s9z/XlyUyARAvQtAKCvqs6b0RkaVIe7CCV2wBlZ95/LVgCgzffX > PX5kT9tgwVTrKVQPySmw2mU= > =CTMJ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup Great. I'll try that again this evening when I have a better network connection. Thanks again Daragh
