RE: cvs update -A doesn't work . . . ?

[Jim.Hyslop]

Christopher Currie wrote:
>  Robert -- the output of 'status,' 'update,' 'status,' and 
> then a final try
> at commiting the file is below.
[...] 
> ===================================================================
> File: shopnav.ascx            Status: Locally Modified
> 
>    Working revision:  1.8
>    Repository revision:       1.8     
> \cvsrepo_web/Development/common/shopnav.ascx,v
>    Sticky Tag:                1.8
>    Sticky Date:               (none)
>    Sticky Options:    (none)
> 
> cvs up -A shopnav.ascx
> 
> ***** CVS exited normally with code 0 *****
> 
> M shopnav.ascx
> 
> cvs status shopnav.ascx
> 
> 
> ***** CVS exited normally with code 0 *****
> 
> ===================================================================
> File: shopnav.ascx            Status: Locally Modified
> 
>    Working revision:  1.8
>    Repository revision:       1.8     
> \cvsrepo_web/Development/common/shopnav.ascx,v
>    Sticky Tag:                1.8
>    Sticky Date:               (none)
>    Sticky Options:    (none)

Something is definitely wrong here. At this point, "Sticky Tag" should say
"(none)".

What is generating the "***** CVS exited ... " messages? Those are not
generated by CVS.

Which version of CVS are you running (both on the client and on the server)?

-- 
Jim Hyslop
Senior Software Designer
Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com )
Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts )