[cvsnt] Re: How do I add a single file?

[Glen Starrett]

Siegfried Heintze wrote:

> OK, I need some help! I'm trying to add a file and update a file. After
> doing a check out and getting some errors I decided to start over again with
> a release. Here is the log of my session in a cygwin/bash session:
> 
> $ cd ..
> 
> Administrator at fasolt /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs
> $ cvs release CaseAssessment
> You have [47] altered files in this repository.
> Are you sure you want to release directory `CaseAssessment': yes
> 
> I now delete the CaseAssessment folder and start over:
> 
> 
> Administrator at fasolt /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs
> $ cvs co CaseAssessment
> cvs server: Updating CaseAssessment
> U CaseAssessment/Assertion.f
> U CaseAssessment/CaseAssessment.def
> ...
> U CaseAssessment/prob.f
> U CaseAssessment/tausigma.f
> U CaseAssessment/vark.f
> 
> Administrator at fasolt /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs
> $ cd CaseAssessment
> 
> I now make a change to Assertion.f
> 
> Administrator at fasolt /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Apache
> Group/Apache2/htdocs/CaseAssessment
> $ cvs commit
> cvs commit: Examining .
> cvs server: Up-to-date check failed for `Assertion.f'
> cvs [server aborted]: correct above errors first!
> cvs commit: saving log message in
> C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\cvs14.tmp
> 
> It does not look like that worked. Now I try to add a file called
> makefile.g77:
> 
> 
> Administrator at fasolt /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Apache
> Group/Apache2/htdocs/CaseAssessment
> $ cvs add makefile.g77
> cvs [server aborted]: Directory /c//CONVEXaseAssessment does not exist on
> the server
> 
> This error message looks strange! My directory is CaseAssessment. Where is
> the slash and the "C"?
> 
> I tried abandoning bash in favor of cmd.exe but that did not help.
> Here is my CVS root:
> 
> $ echo $CVSROOT
> :pserver:siegfried at 192.168.0.8/c//CONVEX
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
>   Thanks,
>        Siegfried

It looks like you're using the CYGWin version of CVS for the client 
(check with cvs -version).  You shouldn't use both the unix and win32 
cvs clients against the same sandbox.  What happens when you try this 
with the CVSNT client under a normal Win32 command prompt?


-- 
Glen Starrett