gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[John J. Lee]

I'm trying to persuade gnuclient (the one from wyrdrune.com) and svn
to play together on Windows XP.  I'd like to use emacs to edit commit
messages.  gnuclient works fine for me for editing disk files.  I want
to edit commit messages by just typing svn commit.  So:

1. From cmd.exe shell, I do

> svn commit

2. Emacs frame pops up with the expected commit information in a new
   buffer, apparently visiting a temporary file that svn created.

3. C-x # gives me the following message in the minibuffer, rather than
   notifying svn that I've finished editing the commit message, as
   hoped:

(server-edit): Use only on buffers created by external programs


I guess this is because gnuclient has already exited?  Extensive
googling hasn't turned up any docs that explain how to do this.

Anybody have any idea how to get emacs(client) to notify svn that
you've finished editing the commit message?

Thanks for any help


John

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[Le Wang]

John J. Lee wrote:
> I'm trying to persuade gnuclient (the one from wyrdrune.com) and svn
> to play together on Windows XP.  I'd like to use emacs to edit commit
> messages.  gnuclient works fine for me for editing disk files.  I want
> to edit commit messages by just typing svn commit.  So:
>
> 1. From cmd.exe shell, I do
>
> > svn commit
>
> 2. Emacs frame pops up with the expected commit information in a new
>    buffer, apparently visiting a temporary file that svn created.
>
> 3. C-x # gives me the following message in the minibuffer, rather than
>    notifying svn that I've finished editing the commit message, as
>    hoped:
>
> (server-edit): Use only on buffers created by external programs

When you edit a file from "cmd.exe", does it wait for you to press
<C-x> #, before exiting?

--
Le

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[Phillip Lord]

>>>>> "JJL" == John J Lee <jjlee@reportlab.com> writes:


  JJL> I guess this is because gnuclient has already exited?
  JJL> Extensive googling hasn't turned up any docs that explain how
  JJL> to do this.

  JJL> Anybody have any idea how to get emacs(client) to notify svn
  JJL> that you've finished editing the commit message?


It's not what you asked for, but if you just use Emacs to perform the
commit with VC or psvn/pcvs, then it will all work out of the box. 

Phil

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[John J. Lee]

"Le Wang" <l26wang@gmail.com> writes:
> John J. Lee wrote:
[...]
> > 3. C-x # gives me the following message in the minibuffer, rather than
> >    notifying svn that I've finished editing the commit message, as
> >    hoped:
> >
> > (server-edit): Use only on buffers created by external programs
> 
> When you edit a file from "cmd.exe", does it wait for you to press
> <C-x> #, before exiting?

Not sure I understand what the "it" in that sentence refers to, but
gnuclient appears to exit immediately -- at least, it returns me
immediately to the cmd.exe shell (though I've not checked it really
did exit, and am hazy about Windows processes).


John

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[Ismael Valladolid Torres]

John J. Lee escribe:
> "Le Wang" <l26wang@gmail.com> writes:
> > John J. Lee wrote:
> [...]
> > > 3. C-x # gives me the following message in the minibuffer, rather than
> > >    notifying svn that I've finished editing the commit message, as
> > >    hoped:
> > >
> > > (server-edit): Use only on buffers created by external programs
> > 
> > When you edit a file from "cmd.exe", does it wait for you to press
> > <C-x> #, before exiting?
> 
> Not sure I understand what the "it" in that sentence refers to, but
> gnuclient appears to exit immediately -- at least, it returns me
> immediately to the cmd.exe shell (though I've not checked it really
> did exit, and am hazy about Windows processes).

Feel free to try the -w option to gnuclientw.exe although I'm not sure
it's available in all versions.

You can always set CVSEDITOR to "emacs" although gnuclientw.exe was
available. I set editor to emacs in my muttrc even if gnuclientw.exe
is installed because exactly the same reason.

Cordially, Ismael
-- 
When I grow up I will go there.

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[Le Wang]

John J. Lee wrote:
> Not sure I understand what the "it" in that sentence refers to, but
> gnuclient appears to exit immediately -- at least, it returns me
> immediately to the cmd.exe shell (though I've not checked it really
> did exit, and am hazy about Windows processes).

The editor process (gnuclient) needs to exit only when it's done
editing the commit message.  You're claiming gnuclient doesn't do that.
 My gnuclient (from <guy@wyrdrune.com>) does.  I also have a
`gnuclientw' that always exits as soon as it sends the file to Emacs,
"gnuclient -q" does the same thing.

--
Le

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[John J. Lee]

"Le Wang" <l26wang@gmail.com> writes:

> John J. Lee wrote:
> > Not sure I understand what the "it" in that sentence refers to, but
> > gnuclient appears to exit immediately -- at least, it returns me
> > immediately to the cmd.exe shell (though I've not checked it really
> > did exit, and am hazy about Windows processes).
> 
> The editor process (gnuclient) needs to exit only when it's done
> editing the commit message.  You're claiming gnuclient doesn't do that.
>  My gnuclient (from <guy@wyrdrune.com>) does.  I also have a
> `gnuclientw' that always exits as soon as it sends the file to Emacs,
> "gnuclient -q" does the same thing.

Hmm, thanks.  I'll try the new version he posted when I get a spare
moment (I think I have a pretty old version).

Thanks everybody


John

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[Lennart Borgman]

John J. Lee wrote:
> "Le Wang" <l26wang@gmail.com> writes:
>
>   
>> John J. Lee wrote:
>>     
>>> Not sure I understand what the "it" in that sentence refers to, but
>>> gnuclient appears to exit immediately -- at least, it returns me
>>> immediately to the cmd.exe shell (though I've not checked it really
>>> did exit, and am hazy about Windows processes).
>>>       
>> The editor process (gnuclient) needs to exit only when it's done
>> editing the commit message.  You're claiming gnuclient doesn't do that.
>>  My gnuclient (from <guy@wyrdrune.com>) does.  I also have a
>> `gnuclientw' that always exits as soon as it sends the file to Emacs,
>> "gnuclient -q" does the same thing.
>>     
>
> Hmm, thanks.  I'll try the new version he posted when I get a spare
> moment (I think I have a pretty old version).
>
> Thanks everybody
>   
Maybe I should point out that this is the same version that comes with 
EmacsW32 (see http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/EmacsW32). I would 
be interested in how the installation done by EmacsW32 works for you. Do 
you want to try that?

Please notice that in order for this to work with later versions of 
EmacsW32 you must be using the not yet released version 22 of Emacs. 
(There is also an early version of EmacsW32 that works together with 
Emacs 21.3 but I do not remember exactly how that works any more.)

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[Eric Hanchrow]

I've got to pipe up here -- I don't have a Windows emacs handy at the
moment to confirm this, but in the past, whenever I've done M-x
server-start on Windows, I got an error to the effect that my
temporary directory wasn't safe for writing.  Does server-start now
work on Windows?
-- 

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Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[Le Wang]

Eric Hanchrow wrote:
> I've got to pipe up here -- I don't have a Windows emacs handy at the
> moment to confirm this, but in the past, whenever I've done M-x
> server-start on Windows, I got an error to the effect that my
> temporary directory wasn't safe for writing.  Does server-start now
> work on Windows?

No.  I still get that error.  I'm talking about an external
gnuclient/gnuserve package, originally from XEmacs, I believe.

--
Le

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[Le Wang]

John J. Lee wrote:
> Hmm, thanks.  I'll try the new version he posted when I get a spare
> moment (I think I have a pretty old version).

John,

I just realized I'm using lisp code from
http://meltin.net/hacks/emacs/, and binaries from
http://www.wyrdrune.com/index.html?gnuserv.html -- What you are seeing
may have been the reason I did this.

--
Le

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[John J. Lee]

Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se> writes:
[...]
> Maybe I should point out that this is the same version that comes with
> EmacsW32 (see http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/EmacsW32). I would
> be interested in how the installation done by EmacsW32 works for
> you. Do you want to try that?
[...]

I just tried installing it, looks nice.  Haven't got to the SVN commit
stuff yet, but will try to get back to it in a couple of days.  Is the
confirmation request ("Save file ...? (y/n/...)")  one of your
patches?  It's driving me nuts already!  Do you know how to turn it
off?

Thanks


John

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[Lennart Borgman]

John J. Lee wrote:
> Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se> writes:
> [...]
>   
>> Maybe I should point out that this is the same version that comes with
>> EmacsW32 (see http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/EmacsW32). I would
>> be interested in how the installation done by EmacsW32 works for
>> you. Do you want to try that?
>>     
> [...]
>
> I just tried installing it, looks nice.  Haven't got to the SVN commit
> stuff yet, but will try to get back to it in a couple of days.  Is the
> confirmation request ("Save file ...? (y/n/...)")  one of your
> patches?  It's driving me nuts already!  Do you know how to turn it
> off?
>   
I do not think the confirmation request comes from my patches. However 
please tell me exactly what file you downloaded and installed. Did you 
remove the start of gnuserv from your .emacs? Starting gnuserv is done 
automatically by EmacsW32 (if you call Emacs the way it should with 
EmacsW32).

Re: gnuserv/gnuclient as CVS/SVN editor on Windows

[John J Lee]

On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, Lennart Borgman wrote:
> John J. Lee wrote:
[...]
>> I just tried installing it, looks nice.  Haven't got to the SVN commit
>> stuff yet, but will try to get back to it in a couple of days.  Is the
>> confirmation request ("Save file ...? (y/n/...)")  one of your
>> patches?  It's driving me nuts already!  Do you know how to turn it
>> off?
>> 
> I do not think the confirmation request comes from my patches. However please 
> tell me exactly what file you downloaded and installed. Did you remove the 
> start of gnuserv from your .emacs? Starting gnuserv is done automatically by 
> EmacsW32 (if you call Emacs the way it should with EmacsW32).

I did remove all gnuserv / gnuclient config from my .emacs .

I installed the following file:

http://ourcomments.org/Emacs/DL/EmacsW32+Emacs/Emacs-from-CVS/patched/Emacs-22-CvsP060702-EmacsW32-1.06.exe


But as I say, I haven't actually tried using gnuclient yet.


John