Help using CVS

[Andrew Falanga]

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

[M. Bouherrou]

"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".

[Andrew Falanga]

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