Re: gdbm fatal: read error

[Mike House]

> 
> If I do:
> cvs -t rtag -r swim-3-29-rebuild branch1 sys5
> cvs rtag: notice: main loop with
> CVSROOT=/cygdrive/c/files/cvsroot
>  ->
> fopen(/cygdrive/c/files/cvsroot/CVSROOT/history,a)
>  -> do_module (sys5, Tagging, , branch1)
> gdbm fatal: read error
> 
> if I do in a empty directory:
> cvs -t checkout -r swim-3-29-rebuild sys5
> cvs checkout: notice: main loop with
> CVSROOT=/cygdrive/c/files/cvsroot
>  -> do_module (sys5, Updating, , )
>  -> Create_Admin (., sys5,
> /cygdrive/c/files/cvsroot/sys5, swim-3-29-rebuild, ,
> 0, 0)
>  <- Create_Admin
> gdbm fatal: read error
> 
> 
> I don't remember what happened the first time
> something went wrong with the rtag command. I don't
> have many changes so I can throw away the repository
> if I need to and recreate it, but I really would
> like
> to do a branch and I'm not sure what I did wrong.
> 
> Using cygwin on win98.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> --- Larry Jones <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Mike House writes:
> > > 
> > > I tried to create a branch using rtags, but
> > something
> > > went wrong. If I try to use rtags now or
> checkout
> > -r I
> > > get the message: gdbm fatal: read error. 
> > 
> > It would be helpful to see a trace (cvs -t) from
> one
> > or more of the
> > broken commands.
> > 
> > -Larry Jones
> > 
> > From now on, I'm devoting myself to the
> cultivation
> > of
> > interpersonal relationships. -- Calvin
> 
> 
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant
> messaging with Yahoo! Messenger
> http://im.yahoo.com
> 


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger
http://im.yahoo.com