[Anthill] VSS help needed

[Marcio Marchini]

	Ok, I think it is an Anthill bug.

	Try this:

1) go to c:\temp
2) run this:   cmd /x/c cd C:\windows && dir
the contents of c:\windows is *not* listed
instead, you get c:\temp


	Now try this:

1) go to c:\temp
2) cmd /x/c "cd C:\windows && dir"
the contents of c:\windows *is* listed


	Fair enough, http://www.ss64.com/nt/cmd.html says:


If /C or /K is specified, then the remainder of the command line is
processed as an immediate command in the new shell. Multiple commands
separated by the command separator '&&' are accepted if surrounded by 
quotes.



	But if you look at the Anthill pagelet for VSS (getCommandInit_pgl.java):

}	// line 35
	out.write("cmd /x/c cd /d \"");	// line 35
	out.write(String.valueOf(localProjectDir));	// line 36
	out.write("\"");	// line 36
	out.write(String.valueOf(ssDirStr));	// line 36
	out.write(" && \"");	// line 36
	out.write(String.valueOf(ssExeStr));	// line 36
	out.write("\" cp \"$/");	// line 36
	out.write(String.valueOf(module));	// line 36
	out.write("\"");	// line 36
	out.write(String.valueOf(userNamePassStr));	// line 36
	out.write(" &&");	// line 36
	out.write("\n");	// line 36
}




	Note how there's no \"  before "cd /d...", and no corresponding close 
double quotes at the very end.


	Can an Anthill developer confirm this please?

	Thanks,

marcio


Marcio Marchini wrote:
> 
> Correction: if I run from the cmd-line, from c:\temp:
> 
> cmd /x/c cd /d C:\java\anthill-1.8.0.264\work\ContinuousBuildExample && 
> v:\win32\ss cp $/ContinuousBuildExample -Ybuilds && v:\win32\ss get * 
> -Ybuilds -R -I-Y -O-
> 
> 
> The checkout does happen, and into the current dir, c:\temp, and not 
> into the "C:\java\anthill-1.8.0.264\work\ContinuousBuildExample"
> 
> 
> Any suggestions? It looks like these commands are being executed in 
> separate contexts and therefore the "cd /d 
> C:\java\anthill-1.8.0.264\work\ContinuousBuildExample" does not apply 
> later on.
> 
> I suspect this may be the same problem that the Tomcat service is 
> having. It is probably failing because ContinuousBuildExample  probably 
> does not exist as a subdir wherever "." is when the service is running.
> 
> 
>     Suggestions? Thanks,
> 
> 
> marcio
> 
> Marcio Marchini wrote:
> 
>>
>>     Thanks for the tip. Now the error changed.
>>
>> 1)In the Tomcat log:
>> -------------------
>> The system cannot find the drive specified.
>>
>>
>> 2)If I run from the command-line:
>> -------------------------------
>> C:\>cmd /x/c cd /d 
>> C:\java\anthill-1.8.0.264\work\ContinuousBuildExample && v:\w
>> in32\ss cp $/ContinuousBuildExample -Ybuilds && v:\win32\ss get * 
>> -Ybuilds -R -I
>> -Y -O-
>> Current project is $/ContinuousBuildExample
>>
>> But nothing under 
>> C:\java\anthill-1.8.0.264\work\ContinuousBuildExample (empty dir).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     So, 2 separate problems.
>>
>>
>> In #1 I thought that perhaps v:\ was not mapped for the Tomcat service 
>> (I run as a service). I changed the properties of the service to run 
>> under my user, which has the v:\ drive mapped, but I still get the 
>> problem above. Is it possible that mapped drives are not mounted for 
>> processes launched as services even if using my login? Maybe they are 
>> forked before the network drive is mapped? I tried using the \\foo\bar 
>> notation but that one also failed with the same error, so I am 
>> puzzled. (Note: the \\foo\bar path has spaces, so I was suspecting 
>> that the space might be the cause of the problem, so I tried mapping 
>> v:\ to it)
>>
>> In #2 the thing seems to work but no checkout happens. I suppose I 
>> should have got some files? I never used VSS, so please bare with me. 
>> My friend tells me he added the code to the VSS repository as 
>> $/ContinuousBuildExample... is there a way for me to double check? 
>> Just to make sure he did not make a mistake.
>>
>>     Thanks,
>>
>> marcio
>>
>>
>> joel.wiens at thomson.com wrote:
>>
>>> Marcio,
>>> I had the same problem.  I was able to resolve it by setting a SSDIR
>>> environment variable on the server which points to the srcsafe.ini file.
>>> Then when you are configuring the VSS Repository Adapter for your
>>> Anthill project, leave the srcsafe.ini option blank.
>>>
>>> Joel
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: anthill-bounces at lists.urbancode.com
>>> [mailto:anthill-bounces at lists.urbancode.com] On Behalf Of Marcio
>>> Marchini
>>> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 12:42 PM
>>> To: anthill at lists.urbancode.com
>>> Subject: [Anthill] VSS help needed
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>     AnthillOS is not able to do teh VSS checkout. I am not familiar
>>> with VSS, but my friend is. On the other hand, he is not familiar with
>>> AnthillOS and I am.
>>>
>>>     I checked teh Tomcat logs to see what the VSS Pagelet was
>>> running, and tried it myself:
>>>
>>> C:\>cmd /x/c cd /d C:\java\anthill-1.8.0.264\work\ContinuousBuildExample
>>> && set
>>> SSDIR=v:\ && v:\win32\ss cp $/ContinuousBuildExample -Ybuilds &&
>>> v:\win32\ss get
>>>   * -Ybuilds -R -I-Y -O-
>>> No VSS database (srcsafe.ini) found.  Use the SSDIR environment variable
>>> or run netsetup.
>>>
>>>
>>>     But the file does exist:
>>>
>>> C:\>dir v:\srcsafe.ini
>>>   Volume in drive V is Data Files
>>>   Volume Serial Number is 90F0-F942
>>>
>>>   Directory of v:\
>>>
>>> 16/11/2005  03:50 PM             1,225 srcsafe.ini
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     What's going on? Any tips?
>>>
>>>     Thanks,
>>>
>>> marcio
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
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