RE: commit message fails

[McCann, Brian]

Larry, 

Which cvs script should I look @?
Thanks,
Brian

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McCann, Brian writes:
> 
> When I commit using the -m option, commits messages produce this output
> any ideas?
> tia
> Brian
> 
> address@hidden test_cvs]$ cvs commit -m "This is a test commit to see
if
> the message gets cut short" test.txt
> cvs commit: nothing known about `is'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `a'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `test'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `commit'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `to'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `see'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `if'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `the'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `message'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `gets'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `cut'
> cvs commit: nothing known about `short'
> cvs [commit aborted]: correct above errors first!
> address@hidden test_cvs]$ 

It looks like "cvs" is a (defective) script rather than the CVS
executable.  Fix the script, or don't use it.

-Larry Jones

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