RE: "move away file.java"

[Matt Bishop]

I believe I have uncovered a bug in CVS add, where the CVS/Entries file
gets dinged when an add fails due to network problems.

If I call 'cvs update' or 'cvs update -P', I do not encounter the "in
the way" error.  If I run 'cvs update -d', I encounter the error.

The error occurs in a directory that is under CVS control.  The
directory is not listed in it's parent's CVS/Entries file.  It was there
earlier.  If I add back the directory to the Entries file, the call 'cvs
update -dP' works as expected.

Yesterday our network was having access problems such that I was not
able to see the CVS server.  I performed several 'cvs add' calls, but
they failed due to the network errors.  Today, the Entries file for the
dir I was trying to add into is missing a directory.  I can only
conclude that add failed, causing the Entries file to be incorrectly
written.

I have searched the issue DB and have found several "Entries" file bugs
that might be similar, but none that match exactly.  I tried to file a
new report, but received this message:

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark D. Baushke [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 3:20 PM
To: Matt Bishop
Cc: CVS-II Discussion Mailing List
Subject: Re: "move away file.java" 


Matt Bishop <address@hidden> writes:

> I get this error frequently when updating in a directory with 'cvs 
> update -dP':
> 
> cvs update: move away file.java; it is in the way
> C file.java

This typically means that there is a file.java in the repository, but
that you have a local file.java that was not checked out of the
repository in the way.
 
> I am running CVS 1.11.5 for Windows; server is 1.11.6 on Linux.
> 
> If I blow away file.java, and re-update, the problem goes away for a 
> bit, then returns.

Try NOT using the -P switch, do the update and then do you build that
creates file.java and then do another update and see what happens.

> If I update the file directly with 'cvs update -dP file.java' the 
> update works as expected.
>
> I've searched Cederqvist, but found nothing.  Google doesn't offer 
> much more.

Hmmm... This one looks relevant:

  http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/info-cvs/2001-09/msg00482.html

Which mentions this problem as well...

        -- Mark