Re: cvs client for windows

[David Trudgett]

At 2000-11-09 16:33 -0500, "John F. Davis" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hello
>
> I am trying to use the cvs.exe for intel on the cvshome.org webpage.
> From a dos box (on a windows me computer), I get the following when
> I try to do a cvs login:
>
> c:\cygwin\home\davis\keynetica>set 
> CVSROOT=:pserver:address@hidden:/usr/local/cvs
>
> C:\cygwin\home\davis\keynetica>c:\mybin\cvs login
> (Logging in to address@hidden)
> CVS.EXE [login aborted]: could not find out home directory
>
> What gives?  How do I have a home direcotry on windows?

You may need to set an environment variable to tell CVS which directory is 
your home directory. Alternatively, it could be looking for a particular 
directory path, such c:\home\jdavis for example.

I personally use WinCVS, and have found it quite good.

David Trudgett