Mail Archives: djgpp/2000/12/06/14:41:53
Hi All,
On Wed, 6 Dec 2000 14:55:27 -0000 Graham Reeds wrote:
> "Mike Buchanon" <buchanon AT manetheren DOT cl DOT msu DOT edu> wrote in message
> news:90li6j$1l7r$1 AT msunews DOT cl DOT msu DOT edu...
>> On Wed, 06 Dec 2000 02:24:30 +0300 Alexey Zakhlestine wrote:
>>
>> > Mike Buchanon wrote:
>>
>> >> I open a dos window, type 'set cvsroot=c:\work'
>>
>> > try typing
>> > "set cvsroot=c:/work" or even "set cvsroot=/c/work"
>>
>> Hi Everybody :)
>> Thanks for the response Alexey, but, it didn't work. I tried
>> 'set cvsroot=c:/work', 'set cvsroot=/work', and 'set cvsroot=/c/work'
>> and got the same type of error on each setting. The only thing
>> that was different was the path reported by cvs.exe in the failed to
>> check in part. This is very strange. Are there other variables that I
>> need to set? Thanks for any and all comments. TTFN,
>> /mtb
>>
>>
> I've got it to work on my machine, though I don't use it much since I'm a
> solo developer and it seems only worth while with a group larger than 1
> person working in it.
> However to get CVS working you need the following lines in your
> AUTOEXEC.BAT:
> SET CVSEDITOR=C:\WIN98SE\COMMAND\EDIT.COM
> SET CVSROOT=:local:e:\develop\cvsrepository
> Of course, you may want to use something other that EDIT.COM (notepad.exe or
> something) and you'll want to set your CVSROOT to :local:c:\work. It's a
> good idea to have a separate repository for your versions. Also I have
> ;e:\cvs; set in my PATH statement.
> I hope this helps.
Bugger, I was hoping that would work. I still get the same error. Very
strange. Has anyone else 'seen' this behavior? Or, is it just me?
TTFN,
/mtb
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