cvs commit

[Han-Wen]

address@hidden writes:
> I have some questions regardin committing cvs entries.
> 
> - If I do a simple
> 
> cvs commit
> 
> then it does not work - I get
> cvs [server aborted]: "commit" requires write access to the repository
> - but if I do

cvs uses the access mode that you checked it out with. If you checked
out with anoncvs, you can not commit.  (check what CVS/Root says) 

> - why can't I enter my changes in the changelog instead of in an emacs 
> window that pops up when I commit?
> This also makes it impossible to fix errors in the changelog.

You can do this by using cvs mode in emacs. Try M-x cvs-update.  When
you're done with the changes, you can type C for committing. Emacs
will put the relevant ChangeLog entries into the Commit log.    

Sometimes I simply use

           cvs commit -m 'Juergens patch'

we get ChangeLog diffs anyway. (I still have to figure out how we can
also generate them for you and Mats). 

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Han-Wen Nienhuys   |   address@hidden   |   http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen