Re: Does remote checkout support -d ?

[Michael Peck]

Wait a minute...

You're saying that the -d parameter to checkout is SUPPOSED to override cvsroot
in c/s mode????

I thought it was only supposed to do that if it came BEFORE the command:

cvs checkout -d foo bar

vs

cvs -d foo checkout bar

In local mode, the first will checkout bar into the directory d, using whatever
cvsroot you have in your environment.  The second will checkout bar, using the
cvsroot of foo.

You're saying that c/s is not supposed to work that way???  Please help me grok
how that can be logical, as it really sounds like a plain old bug.

Larry Jones wrote:

> Sorry, I misunderstood the problem.  You're correct, you can't use -d with
> subdirectories when using client/server.  (This is the result of a
> design decision that made perfect sense in standalone mode that had
> unfortunate consequences in client/server mode.)  So, instead of:
>
>         cvs co -d www/project1 project1/www
>
> just do:
>         (mkdir www; cd www; cvs co -d project1 project1/www)
>
> -Larry Jones
>
> I stand FIRM in my belief of what's right!  I REFUSE to
> compromise my principles! -- Calvin
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