RE: CVSROOT must be an absolute pathname problem

[Mark Scoville]

Thank-you. After resetting CVSROOT
(CVSROOT=:local:/cygdrive/c/cygwin/home/Mark/src/master), cvs init returned
the following:

cvs init: syntax error in
/cygdrive/c/cygwin/home/Mark/src/master/CVSROOT/config' is missing '='

Subsequent cvs init's from c:/ runs without error - but ONLY in c:/

Performing a cvs init or any other cvs command from any other directory
continues to render:

GANDALF:/cygdrive/c/ensignInternet> cvs up
cvs update: CVSROOT must be an absolute pathname (not
`c:\cygwin\home\Mark\src\m')ter
cvs update: when using local access method.
'.s [update aborted]: Bad CVSROOT: `:local:c:\cygwin\home\Mark\src\master

I am not sure why the "ter" shows up following the close paren above. And
the .s is confusing as well.

Mark.

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Jones [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 9:35 AM
To: Mark Scoville
Cc: address@hidden
Subject: Re: CVSROOT must be an absolute pathname problem

Mark Scoville writes:
> 
> GANDALF:/cygdrive/c> cvs init
> cvs init: CVSROOT must be an absolute pathname (not
> `c:/cygwin/home/Mark/src/master')
> cvs init: when using local access method.
> cvs [init aborted]: Bad CVSROOT: `:local:c:/cygwin/home/Mark/src/master'.

Try using ":local:/cygdrive/c/cygwin/home/Mark/src/master" instead.

-Larry Jones

I don't need to do a better job.  I need better P.R. on the job I DO.
-- Calvin