Re: assertion failed with rtag command using LockDir, lock.c line 177

[Larry Jones]

Jim Frimmel writes:
>
>       lock.c:177: failed assertion `strncmp (repository, CVSroot_directory, 
> strlen    (CVSroot_directory)) == 0'
>       cvs [server aborted]: received abort signal
>       lock.c:177: failed assertion `strncmp (repository, CVSroot_directory, 
> strlen    (CVSroot_directory)) == 0'
>       cvs [server aborted]: received abort signal
> 
> I found a similar issue in a previous email, but with no reply or resolution:

CVS doesn't like symbolic links in the path to the repository.  If your
system supports "loopback" mounts, you can use that instead of a
symbolic link.  If not, you need to use the real path to the repository
in your CVSROOT rather than a path containing a symlink.  Or learn to
live with the things that don't work.

-Larry Jones

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-- Calvin