lp:openssl CVS code import fails with cscvs.cmds.totla.ValidationFailed: directories differ

[Original problem description from Larry Gilbert <https://launchpad.net/~l2g>]

A couple of very long runs importing from OpenSSL's CVS server to lp:openssl both errored out after about 6 hours(!). I looked at the log from only one of them, but I assume they both ran aground at the same spot.

It looks like there may be a bug in cscvs (which I can report if warranted) or there may be a problem with the remote CVS server. (I hope not both...)

Whatever the case, you may want to put future imports on hold so they don't waste resources.

Here is the tail end of the log from the last run...

2009-07-23 17:38:33 WARNING N changeset MAIN.9200

2009-07-23 17:38:33 INFO U times/091/r3000.ult [1.1.1.1]

2009-07-23 17:38:33 INFO sending checkout request: root = '/openssl-cvs', file = 'openssl/times/091/r3000.ult', revision = '1.1.1.1'

2009-07-23 17:38:35 WARNING N changeset MAIN.9201

2009-07-23 17:38:35 INFO U times/091/r4400.irx [1.1.1.1]

2009-07-23 17:38:35 INFO sending checkout request: root = '/openssl-cvs', file = 'openssl/times/091/r4400.irx', revision = '1.1.1.1'

2009-07-23 17:38:39 ERROR C: ['bugs/alpha.c', 'bugs/sgiccbug.c', 'crypto/bf/asm/readme', 'crypto/des/VERSION', 'crypto/des/options.txt', 'crypto/des/rpc_des.h', 'crypto/rc2/rc2_locl.h', 'ms/.rnd', 'ms/certCA.srl', 'ms/certCA.ss', 'ms/certU.ss', 'ms/keyCA.ss', 'ms/keyU.ss', 'ms/req2CA.ss', 'ms/reqCA.ss', 'ms/reqU.ss', 'ssl/ssl23.h', 'util/add_cr.pl', 'util/speed.sh', 'util/x86asm.sh'], N: [], G: [], M: []

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/srv/importd.launchpad.net/production/launchpad-rev-8312/scripts/code-import-worker.py", line 61, in ?

    script.main()

  File "/srv/importd.launchpad.net/production/launchpad-rev-8312/scripts/code-import-worker.py", line 56, in main

    import_worker.run()

  File "/srv/importd.launchpad.net/production/launchpad-rev-8312/lib/lp/codehosting/codeimport/worker.py", line 396, in run

    self._doImport()

  File "/srv/importd.launchpad.net/production/launchpad-rev-8312/lib/lp/codehosting/codeimport/worker.py", line 474, in _doImport

    self.importToBazaar(foreign_tree, bazaar_tree)

  File "/srv/importd.launchpad.net/production/launchpad-rev-8312/lib/lp/codehosting/codeimport/worker.py", line 451, in importToBazaar

    self._runToBaz(

  File "/srv/importd.launchpad.net/production/launchpad-rev-8312/lib/lp/codehosting/codeimport/worker.py", line 469, in _runToBaz

    totla.totla(config, self._logger, config.args, SCM.tree(source_dir))

  File "/srv/importd.launchpad.net/production/launchpad-rev-8312/lib/cscvs/cmds/totla.py", line 275, in totla

    raise ValidationFailed("directories differ")

cscvs.cmds.totla.ValidationFailed: directories differ

Import failed:
Traceback (most recent call last):
Failure: twisted.internet.error.ProcessTerminated: A process has ended with a probable error condition: process ended with exit code 1.