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RE: Setting up CVS
From: |
Christopher.Fouts |
Subject: |
RE: Setting up CVS |
Date: |
Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:07:49 -0400 |
Sounds like you did not do a "cvs init" before your
import. The command creates the $CVSROOT/CVSROOT
dir, which contains your control files...
-chris
>-----Original Message-----
>From: address@hidden
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>] On Behalf Of Michael Satterwhite
>Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10:02 AM
>To: address@hidden
>Subject: Setting up CVS
>
>
>I'm trying to setup CVS on a Linux box. I've created the
>directory for the repository, and set CVSROOT. When I try to
>import a project, I get the
>error:
>
> cvs import: No CVSROOT specified! Please use the `-d' option
> cvs [import aborted]: or set the CVSROOT environment variable.
>
>Immediately after that, I display the environment variable and
>get the following
>
> >echo $CVSROOT
> /backups.save/CVS
>
>Directory CVS *DOES* exist under /backups.save as shown:
>
> > ls -l /backups.save/CVS
> total 0
> drwxr-xr-x 2 michael users 48 2004-09-13 08:37 CVSROOT
>
>What am I doing wrong? It appears that CVS is ignoring the
>CVSROOT environment variable.
>
>
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- Setting up CVS, Michael Satterwhite, 2004/09/13
- RE: Setting up CVS,
Christopher.Fouts <=