Re: [PATCH] gnu-web-doc-update: exit immediately when CVSROOT environment is missing

[Pádraig Brady]

On 26/10/15 21:54, Sami Kerola wrote:
> * build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update: Check the environment variable CVSROOT early
> on to avoid needing to build a project before getting "cvs add: No CVSROOT
> specified!  Please use the `-d' option" error.
> ---
>  build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update b/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update
> index c8fc7e5..b7bc254 100755
> --- a/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update
> +++ b/build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update
> @@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ done
>  test $# = 0 \
>    || die "too many arguments"
>  
> +test "x$CVSROOT" = "x" \
> +  && die "environment variable \$CVSROOT not set"
> +
>  prev=.prev-version
>  version=$(cat $prev) || die "no $prev file?"
>  pkg=$(sed -n 's/^PACKAGE = \(.*\)/\1/p' $builddir/Makefile) \
> 

I don't remember having to set that.
Is there a more direct way like early `cvs co` or something?

thanks,
Pádraig