Re: Path expansion in modules fil

[Larry Jones]

Vincent Bonin writes:
> 
> I am using cvs v. 1.10.6 with RH6.2
> To my knowledged, I am not using it in the pserver mode
> (how can i find out?)

Look at your CVS root (either the value of the -d global option on the
command line, the value saved in CVS/Root, or the value of $CVSROOT) --
if it doesn't start with ":pserver:", you're not running pserver.

> I want to specify a directory in the modules file
> relative to the user's home directory.

This is a very peculiar thing to want to do -- what makes you think you
want to do it?

> I have tried
> the following options but did not succeed
> 
> # as specified in cvs manual (1.10.6) app. C
> test -d ~/local testModule
> # as specified in cvs manual (1.9) app B
> test -d ${HOME}/local testModule
> # as specified in cvs manual (1.10.6) App. C
> test -d ${=HOME}/local testModule

Neither CVS nor the OS does any variable substitution in the modules
file.

-Larry Jones

My "C-" firmly establishes me on the cutting edge of the avant-garde.
-- Calvin