Re: CVSROOT must be an absolute pathname problem

[Matthew Herrmann]

Hi Mark,

I'd advise to just use the CVSNT.exe file instead. It's dump-in-a-folder
installable, and much more windows friendly -- for example, all the
repository settings can be specified in the registry instead of environment
variables (which are a total pain to modify globally in 98 _and_ 2000). Plus
you will never run into the CR-LF line termination issues that people
sometimes get with cygwin CVS when they choose the wrong setting.

It also has some little things like using "cvs pass" will bring up asterixes
as you type.

cheers,
matt

-----Original Message-----

Thank-you. After resetting CVSROOT
(CVSROOT=:local:/cygdrive/c/cygwin/home/Mark/src/master), cvs init returned
the following:

cvs init: syntax error in
/cygdrive/c/cygwin/home/Mark/src/master/CVSROOT/config' is missing '='

Subsequent cvs init's from c:/ runs without error - but ONLY in c:/

Performing a cvs init or any other cvs command from any other directory
continues to render:

GANDALF:/cygdrive/c/ensignInternet> cvs up
cvs update: CVSROOT must be an absolute pathname (not
`c:\cygwin\home\Mark\src\m')ter
cvs update: when using local access method.
'.s [update aborted]: Bad CVSROOT: `:local:c:\cygwin\home\Mark\src\master

I am not sure why the "ter" shows up following the close paren above. And
the .s is confusing as well.

Mark.

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Jones [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 9:35 AM
To: Mark Scoville
Cc: address@hidden
Subject: Re: CVSROOT must be an absolute pathname problem

Mark Scoville writes:
>
> GANDALF:/cygdrive/c> cvs init
> cvs init: CVSROOT must be an absolute pathname (not
> `c:/cygwin/home/Mark/src/master')
> cvs init: when using local access method.
> cvs [init aborted]: Bad CVSROOT: `:local:c:/cygwin/home/Mark/src/master'.

Try using ":local:/cygdrive/c/cygwin/home/Mark/src/master" instead.

-Larry Jones

I don't need to do a better job.  I need better P.R. on the job I DO.
-- Calvin



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