Re: large file hangs/fails

[Kaz Kylheku]

In article <address@hidden>,
address@hidden wrote:
>cvs [commit aborted]: cannot read /usr/local/cvsroot/stefan1/MSDEx86.exe,v: 
>Input/output error

[ snip ]

>Does anyone have any ideas on how I can solve this problem?

What makes you convinced that this is a CVS problem? 

The *operating system* is aborting a file read with I/O error. 

It's a problem that may be caused by corruption of the filesystem,
a damaged disk surface, faulty hardware, a bad disk driver, etc.

You should read:

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>I'm trying to migrate my company's source from MS SourceSafe to CVS,
>and I really want this to work. 

Then set up a reliable CVS server that doesn't give you I/O errors on disk
reads. Doh!