CVS authorization failed for user anonymous

ratic · Post by **ratic** » Mon May 31, 2004 11:27 pm

I was trying to do a checkout from the CVS server and was getting the following error.

cvs login: authorization failed: server cvs.sourceforge.net rejected access to /cvsroot/macroquest for user anonymous

I am not sure if this is because I did something wrong or if it is just disabled for macroquest. I followed the directions on the CVS page, http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=54194, linked off the macroquest home page. I cut and paste the login command so there shouldn't have been any mistakes in it.

If anyone could tell me if I am doing something wrong or if I am just not allowed to access CVS I would appreciate it.

Thanks,

Ratic

magictiger · Post by **magictiger** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 2:31 am

Use the .zip, not CVS.

Fuergrissa · Post by **Fuergrissa** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 5:10 am

Don't EVER use the CVS, PERIOD.
The CVS files are work in progress files that are ready to be zipped for next release, if you use cvs and start getting problems then post for help you will get Flamed beyond recognition.
Download from the TOP post in the Announcements forum.

ratic · Post by **ratic** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 4:31 pm

Magictiger, Fuergrissa, thank you both for your replies. I understand the zip file is the standard form of distribution for those wanting to build and run macroquest, but it seems to be missing some of the source files required to build the whole project from scratch. For example, MacroQuest2.exe is included in the zip as a binary file only, as far as I can tell there in no source available for that file. I was trying to download from CVS with the hope that the source for that executable would be there and I could take a look at how it works.

So, that being the case, is there someplace other then CVS that I should be looking for the complete source?

Thanks,

ratic

wassup · Post by **wassup** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 5:02 pm

ratic wrote:Magictiger, Fuergrissa, thank you both for your replies. I understand the zip file is the standard form of distribution for those wanting to build and run macroquest, but it seems to be missing some of the source files required to build the whole project from scratch. For example, MacroQuest2.exe is included in the zip as a binary file only, as far as I can tell there in no source available for that file. I was trying to download from CVS with the hope that the source for that executable would be there and I could take a look at how it works.

So, that being the case, is there someplace other then CVS that I should be looking for the complete source?

Thanks,

ratic

The zip is the complete source, and has every file you need to compile successfully.

Macroquest2.exe is not open source, and the source for it is not available to anyone except the devs.

Dentist · Post by **Dentist** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 5:06 pm

Neither is there source for MQ2Auth.exe , if you dont have the source in the zip, you arent going to get it, as simple as that

Wishbringer · Post by **Wishbringer** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 5:21 pm

CVS is only usefull while having own modifications and plugins running and don't want to change source from zip each time when an update is released.

Exe in Zip:
Because there shouldn't be free downloads of precompiled exes auth-system was implemented.
But if auth-system would be source, it could be removed and precompiles would be spread around widely as quick as i could say "buh".
So Macroquest.exe (to check auth-key) and MQ2Auth.exe (to create auth-key) are not public source.

ratic · Post by **ratic** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 5:44 pm

I had not realized that part of the project was closed source to protect it from binary distribution. That is a perfectly understandable precaution to prevent people abusing the privilege of having it made available to them.

Thank you all for answering my question so quickly.

ratic