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>>>>> "Stefan" == "Stefan Monnier " writes:
>>>> With one repository that I am using, I am getting a lot of
>>>> strange messages coming out in my *cvs* buffer.
Stefan> I believe this is another manifestation of a bad interaction
Stefan> between glibc, ssh, and cvs. Is it on a system that uses
Stefan> glibc ? Are you accessing the repository via SSH ?
>> Yes, and yes. Both client and server are running on redhat (7.2
>> client, 8 server). Is there anything that can be done to fix
>> this?
Stefan> Complain to all three groups so that hopefully some fix will
Stefan> show up at some point. In the mean time, the Emacs code on
Stefan> the trunk has the (process-connection-type nil) line changed
Stefan> to the following:
Stefan> ;; If process-connection-type is nil and the
Stefan> ;; repository is accessed via SSH, a bad
Stefan> ;; interaction between libc, CVS and SSH can
Stefan> ;; lead to garbled output. It might be a
Stefan> ;; glibc-specific problem. Until the problem
Stefan> ;; is cleared, we'll use a pty rather
Stefan> than
Stefan> ;; a pipe. (process-connection-type nil) ; Use
Stefan> ;; a pipe, not a
Stefan> pty.
Ta. I shall try this bit out, and see if it solves my woes.
Phil