Re: [boost] Re: Review results: Optional library

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-21 18:18:47

"Fernando Cacciola" <fernando_cacciola_at_[hidden]> writes:

> According to the docs I've read so far, plink.exe/putty.exe
> is windows equivalent to unix 'ssh'.

I use my cygwin ssh on windows.  It's called "ssh.exe".
You also got an ssh.exe with WinCVS which should work.

> The doc for :ext: says that I need an 'ssh' program to handle the
> authentication.
> It says that I can use: "set CVS_RHS=/xxx/plink.exe"  (or putty.exe);
> or invoke them directly as a pipe righrt before 'cvs'
>
> If I run cvs directly as:
>
> cvs -d:ext:fcacciola_at_[hidden]:/cvsroot/boost -z3 add
> optional.hpp
>
> It outputs:
>
> CVS.EXE [add aborted]: cannot start server via rsh: No such file or
> directory

I just set CVS_RSH=ssh and go from there.

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