Re: Cvs update - file was lost

[Mark D. Baushke]

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Erik Andersson <address@hidden> writes:

> I'm a little worried of one of the warnings when I did a update on a
> module.
> 
> We recieved a few warnings like:
> 
> cvs update: warning: filename was lost
> U filename

The message arises when the information in the CVS/Entries* file(s) have
an entry for 'filename' and 'filename is not in the current directory.

> I understand that you recieve this error messenge if you delete a file
> in your local sandbox and then do a cvs update. 

Correct.

> But if the developer is absolutly sure that he hasn't deleted any
> local files, what could be the cause of this warning? 

Filesystem corruption? Someone else removed the file? Some process
removed the file?

> Am I to be worried about the state of the repository?

No, the repository state is unrelated to the state of the users local
CVS/* files.

> Please help me out. 

You should be able to use the source to cvs to prove what happens. The
src/classify.c file in the Classify_File function is where the message
is generated. Look at the code yourself and see if you can find any
other way to get the message you have seen.

        -- Mark

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