# Problem with ruby-cvs library

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ruby-cvs-library/61587>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 25, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ruby-cvs-library/61587 "2006-05-25T11:30:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![iphan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/7993a0/32.png) [@iphan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iphan)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ruby-cvs-library/61587/1 "2006-05-25T11:30:11Z")

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Hello

connecting to my cvs repository via the ruby-cvs library doesn’t seem to  
be working. I can connect to the example remote cvs server

c = CVS.create(’:pserver:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid:/cvs/root’)  
c.dir(’.’).listdir.each {|d| p d.path}  
will find all files

However, when I try to access my own remote server, it just hangs  
forever:

irb(main):009:0\> c=CVS.create(’:ext:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid:/repository/cvsroot’)  
=\> \<CVS::R:😃 :ext:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid:/repository/cvsroot\>  
irb(main):010:0\> c.dir(‘keyword-editor’).listdir.each {|d| p d.path}

and nothing happens. I can connect with cvs to my repository, but not  
via the ruby cvs library.

Has anyone encountered this problem before?

thanks for any hints

Isabelle