Re: Newbie question: cannot open CVS/Root: No such file or directory error

[Larry Jones]

Schlitz writes:
> 
> I am receiving the following when I attempt to tag a file.  The same error
> occurs when doing other things from time to time.  What would cause this?
> 
> cvs [tag aborted]: cannot open CVS/Root: No such file or directory

That implies that someone or something has removed some of the
administrative files from your working directory.  In your working
directory, there should be a CVS subdirectory that contains at least the
files Entries, Repository, and Root.

> The error seems to mainly take place on the action after I do a cvs commit.
> I can't figure out exactly why and when it happens though,  and I would like
> to prevent it.  When does this Root file go away, and what am I supposed to
> do to ensure that ?

Those files should never go away.  Perhaps you have some kind of a local
script that's going awry.

-Larry Jones

I just can't identify with that kind of work ethic. -- Calvin