>Martell, Larry wrote: >> Hello
all- >> >> We have a CVS server (1.11.17 running on Mandrake
Linux 10.1) that was >> set up over a year ago by someone who no longer
works here. For the past >> year we have only used Tortoise CVS from
windows as the client and we have >> had no problems whatsoever. Today
I wanted to add some new modules from >> a Linux client. But when I
issue the add command it fails: >> >> $ cvs add
casper.c >> address@hidden's password: >> cvs add: cannot open
CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or directory >> cvs [add
aborted]: no repository >> >> My CVSROOT is set as
follows: >> >> $ echo $CVSROOT >>
:ext:address@hidden:/home/ata/src/ >> >> On the server machine
(source), I have the following dir structure: >>> >> $
pwd >> /home/ata/src >> $ ls >> aIRU/
CVS/ CVSROOT/ large_file >> $ ls -l CVS >> total
8 >> -rw-r--r-- 1 ata cvs 41 Sep 27 14:32 Entries >>
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ata cvs 61 Sep 23 15:31 fileattr > > There should
not be an Entries file in the repository. It appears that > you may be
trying to use the repository as your local working directory. > Never do
that.
I have never entered any CVS commands on the server machine
(other
then the 1 attempt to add a file
today).
But if there's not supposed to be an Entries file,
then why does it
complain about there not being one (when there is
one)?
> Check out a working copy into your home directory, and issue
all CVS > commands from within that working directory.
I want to
add a new file - are you saying I need to check something out