[Bug 1099355] [NEW] cvsps 2.x silently mangles CVS repository translations

[Eric S. Raymond]

Public bug reported:

cvsps 2.x deduces incorrect root locations in branchy CVS repositories,
leading to incorrect imports when used with git-cvsimport and other
tools relying on cvsps.  This is a serious bug that can produce silently
damaged repositories.  Recovery from it, though possible, is quite
difficult, requiring manual intervention with a repository-editing tool
such as reposurgeon.

I am the new maintainer of cvsps and have shipped a 3.x release that
solves this problem.  I have written a replacement git-cvsimport that
works with 3.x and am working with the git maintainers to get it merged.
I have arranged for new cvsps to fail with an informative error message
when called by the existing git-cvsimport.

The cvsps 3.x project page is at <http://www.catb.org/esr/cvsps/>.
Please replace 2.x in the repositories as soon as possible; it is too
buggy to be safely used.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cvsps (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic 3.2.31
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jan 14 05:24:02 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: cvsps
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (258 days ago)

** Affects: cvsps (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  cvsps 2.x silently mangles CVS repository translations

Status in “cvsps” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  cvsps 2.x deduces incorrect root locations in branchy CVS
  repositories, leading to incorrect imports when used with git-
  cvsimport and other tools relying on cvsps.  This is a serious bug
  that can produce silently damaged repositories.  Recovery from it,
  though possible, is quite difficult, requiring manual intervention
  with a repository-editing tool such as reposurgeon.

  I am the new maintainer of cvsps and have shipped a 3.x release that
  solves this problem.  I have written a replacement git-cvsimport that
  works with 3.x and am working with the git maintainers to get it
  merged.  I have arranged for new cvsps to fail with an informative
  error message when called by the existing git-cvsimport.

  The cvsps 3.x project page is at <http://www.catb.org/esr/cvsps/>.
  Please replace 2.x in the repositories as soon as possible; it is too
  buggy to be safely used.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: cvsps (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic 3.2.31
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jan 14 05:24:02 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: cvsps
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (258 days ago)

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