Ok, so I went to the CVS web site and figured out how to start a new db
and so forth. However, I'm still having trouble. I want to start
copying my source code there but I can't get cvs to allow me to create
new directories and add them to the repository. The CVS web site said
to create the env variable CVSROOT which I did. Then to actually create
the directory, which I did. Then to do cvs init. Which I did. Now,
the next step was to checkout the cvs root to start adding directories
and so forth. So, here's what I did (as per the FAQ) cvs -d $CVSROOT co
-l .

Now, the use of the env variable here eludes me. The man page says that
when using the -d option to cvs, it ignores the contents of the CVSROOT
env variable. However, it won't let me checkout the root directory.
Why? When I do that I get, "cvs [Checkout aborted]: Cannot checkout
files in to the repository itself". What do I have to do?

Andy

"Andrew Falanga" <excalibur@icehouse.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
bg28ub$jk5go$1@ID-144395.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Ok, so I went to the CVS web site and figured out how to start a new db
> and so forth. However, I'm still having trouble. I want to start
> copying my source code there but I can't get cvs to allow me to create
> new directories and add them to the repository. The CVS web site said
> to create the env variable CVSROOT which I did. Then to actually create
> the directory, which I did. Then to do cvs init. Which I did. Now,
> the next step was to checkout the cvs root to start adding directories
> and so forth. So, here's what I did (as per the FAQ) cvs -d $CVSROOT co
> -l .
>
> Now, the use of the env variable here eludes me. The man page says that
> when using the -d option to cvs, it ignores the contents of the CVSROOT
> env variable. However, it won't let me checkout the root directory.
> Why? When I do that I get, "cvs [Checkout aborted]: Cannot checkout
> files in to the repository itself". What do I have to do?
>
> Andy
>

Actually your trying to do the opposite. the checkout will create a
directory
in the local path (pwd) if such an entry exist in CVSROOT. That's explain
why you're receiving that error. Instead look for "cvs add ", "cvs commit".

M. Bouherrou wrote:

>"Andrew Falanga" <excalibur@icehouse.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
>bg28ub$jk5go$1@ID-144395.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
>
>>Ok, so I went to the CVS web site and figured out how to start a new db
>>and so forth. However, I'm still having trouble. I want to start
>>copying my source code there but I can't get cvs to allow me to create
>>new directories and add them to the repository. The CVS web site said
>>to create the env variable CVSROOT which I did. Then to actually create
>>the directory, which I did. Then to do cvs init. Which I did. Now,
>>the next step was to checkout the cvs root to start adding directories
>>and so forth. So, here's what I did (as per the FAQ) cvs -d $CVSROOT co
>>-l .
>>
>>Now, the use of the env variable here eludes me. The man page says that
>>when using the -d option to cvs, it ignores the contents of the CVSROOT
>>env variable. However, it won't let me checkout the root directory.
>>Why? When I do that I get, "cvs [Checkout aborted]: Cannot checkout
>>files in to the repository itself". What do I have to do?
>>
>>Andy
>>
>>
>>
>
>Actually your trying to do the opposite. the checkout will create a
>directory
>in the local path (pwd) if such an entry exist in CVSROOT. That's explain
>why you're receiving that error. Instead look for "cvs add ", "cvs commit".
>
>
>
>
I have tried something like that, I'll try again, I get a message that
says something like, "You must checkout it out first."

Andy