Re: "checksum failure after patch" in CVS

[Juanma Barranquero]

On 7/5/05, Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> wrote:

> That's a known problem: it means that config.bat didn't have -kb in
> your CVS/Entries file prior to the first "cvs update" (without -kb).
> That's why the first "cvs up" did a P(atch) instead of U(pdate).  When
> it tries to patch a file with DOS-style line-endings, the checksum
> never works out due to EOL munging by the client (it blindly adds a CR
> before each LF, even if there's already a CR).

You nailed it. Indeed I had not checked out config.bat with -kb, only
the .BATs in nt/. Thanks!

FWIW, I'm using "CVSNT 2.5.01 (Travis) Build 1976", which is the newest release.

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