[cvsnt] Re: RCS integrity check

[Tony Hoyle]

Randy McCharles wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a tool to verify RCS integrity of CVS ,v files?
> 
> We have a few "unexpected EOF" errors reported by viewcvs, but the python backtrack doesn't tell us where in the file the problem is.
> Since cvs checks out the files no problem, I have to think this is a minor syntax error in the history information somewhere that can be corrected if I know the line #. I hate to lose all the history but deleting/re-adding the files as rev 1.1
> 
> That said, it would be handy to periodically run an integrity-check of entire repositories from time to time.
> 
If cvs is checking the files out OK then the problem probably lies in 
viewcvs... viewcvs hasn't accessed the rcs files directly for a while 
now (doesn't work very well with the updated formats.. that's why cvsnt 
has rcs functions).

I'm sure there is a way of getting a better backtrace but that's more 
python territory and I'm no expert.. Bo?

Tony