Re: Welcome to sourceware.org

[Sebastian Pop <sebpop@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 00:54, Ian Lance Taylor <ian@airs.com> wrote:
> Quentin Neill <quentin.neill.gnu@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I have a patch reviewed and okay'd and ready to commit.  Following
>> instructions on GitMirror:
>>    http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GitMirror#Commit_upstream_.28git-svn.29
>> I get the following:
>>
>> qneill@gold2-simba:~/wk/gcc$ git svn dcommit
>> Committing to svn+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk ...
>>       M       gcc/ChangeLog
>>       M       gcc/config/i386/bmiintrin.h
>> Permission denied: Can't open file '/svn/gcc/db/txn-current-lock':
>> Permission denied at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 570
>>
>> Am I missing something?  Do I need to add myself to the MAINTAINERS file?
>
>
> You have write access to the binutils repository, but you do not have
> write access to the gcc repository.  They are on the same machine but
> they are managed differently by different people.  In order to get write
> access to the gcc repository, you need to follow the guidelines at
> http://gcc.gnu.org/svnwrite.html.  Specifically, you need to start with
>
>    If you already have an account on sourceware.org, please send email
>    to overseers(at)gcc.gnu.org with a request for access to the GCC
>    repository.  Include the name of an existing maintainer who is
>    sponsoring your access and CC: your sponsor.

Quentin has already sent such an email 7 days ago,
but I have not seen a response from overseers yet.

>
> Sebastian, are you sponsoring Quentin for gcc write access?

Yes, I am sponsoring Quentin for GCC write access.

Sebastian