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| author | bringert <bringert@cs.chalmers.se> | 2005-11-24 15:34:49 +0000 |
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| committer | bringert <bringert@cs.chalmers.se> | 2005-11-24 15:34:49 +0000 |
| commit | bb573d016c5906f6de323af56bc175a0dd096ecb (patch) | |
| tree | c29e417c0cec070006c97c44791080b9d8f6c141 /doc/darcs.txt | |
| parent | 4e39769f07e65f7d7e3cb903b8d8b3a5812e267b (diff) | |
Document ControlMaster problem in Cygwin.
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diff --git a/doc/darcs.txt b/doc/darcs.txt index 35903ed08..90962a6d1 100644 --- a/doc/darcs.txt +++ b/doc/darcs.txt @@ -274,6 +274,24 @@ $ ssh -M gfreposerver or use the ``darcs-cm`` script shown above. +== I'm using Cygwin and I get "mm_receive_fd: no fd" == + +It seems like ssh connection multiplexing doesn't work under Cygwin: +http://www.mail-archive.com/cygwin@cygwin.com/msg61323.html. + +The workaround is to use password authentication. Just remove the +ControlPath line in ``.ssh/config``, and don't setup a ControlMaster +connection (and don't use darcs-cm). + +You should then be able to checkout using just: + +``` +$ darcs get --partial --set-scripts-executable gfreposerver:/users/cs/www/Research/Language-technology/darcs/GF/ +``` + +The problem is that when you pull and push, you have to enter your +password quite a few times. + == How do I avoid typing in my password so many times? == |