Re: checking out modules into an existing directory

[Matthew Riechers]

Jason Allen wrote:
> 
> The directory I'm checking it out into, isn't controlled by CVS (no CVS
> folders).
> 
> I am using "cvs co -d dest module", I have also tried to just name the
> module on the server the same as the existing directory and then check it
> out into one directory higher. I get the same problem.

If you try to checkout into an existing directory, which would involve
writing over that directory's contents (see below), CVS needs to know
about that directory. Otherwise, you get the error described. This is a
safety feature, kinda.

Why don't you want to create a new directory?

-Matt

> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Jason A.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Riechers" <address@hidden>
> To: "Jason Allen" <address@hidden>
> Cc: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2:47 PM
> Subject: Re: checking out modules into an existing directory
> 
> > Jason Allen wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am having a problem checkout out modules into an
> > > existing directory. If I try to do this I get the
> > > following error:
> > >
> > > cvs checkout: in directory c:\temp\source:
> > > cvs checkout: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No
> > > such file or directory
> > >
> > > If I check the module out when there is no existing
> > > directory and it creates a new one, everything works
> > > fine. The problem is I need to be able to check it out
> > > into an existing directory.
> >
> > Is that directory already controlled by CVS?
> >
> > >
> > > Anyone know a way to fix this?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jason A.
> >
> > What command did you run?
> >
> > Are you trying to do 'cvs co -d source module'? That doesn't mean
> > 'create directory source\module'. It means 'create a sandbox dir called
> > "source" for module'.
> >
> > It won't work if CVS doesn't know about that directory. 'cvs co' on an
> > existing sandbox effectively does a 'cvs update'
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > -Matt
> >
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