Subject: Re: cvs can't parse its arguments -- known issue?
From: "George William Smith" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 19:31:50 -0000

Check your .cvsrc, you may have some flags there that CVS doesn't support.

G

"Matt Armstrong" <[email-masked]> wrote in message
news:[email-masked]...
> I'm seeing some very odd behavior from cvs and I wonder if others are
> seeing it too.
>
> No matter what args I pass it, cvs tells me it is an invalid option --
> even the --help-options arg.  All other cygwin stuff seems to be
> functioning well.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> % cvs -d :pserver:[email-masked]:/usr/local/cvsroot login
> cvs: invalid option --
> Usage: cvs [cvs-options] command [command-options-and-arguments]
>   where cvs-options are -q, -n, etc.
>     (specify --help-options for a list of options)
>   where command is add, admin, etc.
>     (specify --help-commands for a list of commands
>      or --help-synonyms for a list of command synonyms)
>   where command-options-and-arguments depend on the specific command
>     (specify -H followed by a command name for command-specific help)
>   Specify --help to receive this message
>
> The Concurrent Versions System (CVS) is a tool for version control.
> For CVS updates and additional information, see
>     the CVS home page at http://www.cvshome.org/ or
>     Pascal Molli's CVS site at
>     http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I just installed CVS via the cygwin setup utility and have a recently
> upgraded installation (cygcheck below).
>
>
> --=-=-=
>
>
> Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics
> Current System Time: Fri Nov 01 10:45:22 2002
>
> Windows 2000 Professional Ver 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 3
>
> Path: C:\cygwin\bin
> c:\WINNT\system32
> c:\WINNT
> c:\WINNT\System32\Wbem
>
> SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32
> WinDir: C:\WINNT
>
> HOME = `c:\home'
> PWD = `/cygdrive/c/home'
> USER = `maarmstr'
>
> ALLUSERSPROFILE = `C:\Documents and Settings\All Users'
> APPDATA = `C:\Documents and Settings\maarmstr\Application Data'
> CHECK_LEAK_LESS_OFTEN = `100'
> COMMONPROGRAMFILES = `C:\Program Files\Common Files'
> COMPUTERNAME = `MAARMSTR'
> COMSPEC = `C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe'
> EDITOR = `vim'
> EMAIL = [email-masked]'
> FTP_PASSIVE = `yes'
> GCC_FILTER = `yes'
> HOMEDRIVE = `U:'
> HOMEPATH = `\maarmstr'
> HOMESHARE = `\\netapp\home'
> HOSTNAME = `MAARMSTR'
> INCLUDE = `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VC98\atl\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VC98\mfc\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VC98\include'
> LESS = `-Q'
> LIB = `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\mfc\lib;C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\lib'
> LOGNAME = `maarmstr'
> LOGONSERVER = `\\MAARMSTR'
> MANPATH = `/usr/man'
> MSDEVDIR = `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98'
> MUTT_COLORS = `/cygdrive/c/home/env/mutt/color.cygwin'
> NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = `1'
> OLDPWD = `/cygdrive/c/home/dp/6.2.0-br1/debug-full-wap-mms.vc98/lib'
> OS2LIBPATH = `C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;'
> OS = `Windows_NT'
> P4MERGE = `p4merge'
> PAGER = `less'
> PATHEXT = `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH'
> PERL5 = `c:\perl\bin\perl.exe'
> PERL5LIB = `/cygdrive/c/home/env/perlib'
> PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = `x86'
> PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = `x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel'
> PROCESSOR_LEVEL = `6'
> PROCESSOR_REVISION = `080a'
> PROGRAMFILES = `C:\Program Files'
> PROMPT = `%B%m%#%b '
> PURIFYOPTIONS =
`-check-debug-timestamps=no -cache-dir=/cygdrive/c/home/purify/cache -always
-use-cache-dir=yes -windows=yes -max-threads=500 -chain-length=12'
> QUANTIFYOPTIONS =
`-cache-dir=/home/matt/quantify/cache -always-use-cache-dir=yes'
> RSYNC_RSH = `ssh'
> RUBYLIB = `/cygdrive/c/home/env/rubylib:/cygdrive/c/home/lib/ruby'
> SGML_CATALOG_FILES =
`catalog:/etc/sgml/catalog:/usr/lib/sgml/catalog:/usr/local/lib/sgml/catalog
:/cygdrive/c/home/dtd/catalog'
> SGML_SEARCH_PATH =
`/cygdrive/c/home/dtd:/usr/share/sgml:/usr/local/share/sgml:/usr/local/lib/s
gml:/usr/lib/sgml'
> SHELL = `/usr/bin/zsh'
> SHLVL = `1'
> SSH_AGENT_PID = `1484'
> SSH_AUTH_SOCK = `/tmp/ssh-QTuY1480/agent.1480'
> SYSTEMDRIVE = `C:'
> SYSTEMROOT = `C:\WINNT'
> TEMP = `c:\DOCUME~1\maarmstr\LOCALS~1\Temp'
> TERM = `cygwin'
> TERMINFO = `/cygdrive/c/home/.terminfo'
> TMP = `c:\DOCUME~1\maarmstr\LOCALS~1\Temp'
> TZ = `MST7MDT6,M4.1.0/2,M10.5.0/2'
> USERDNSDOMAIN = `myopwv.com'
> USERDOMAIN = `MYOPWV'
> USERNAME = `maarmstr'
> USERPROFILE = `C:\Documents and Settings\maarmstr'
> WINDIR = `C:\WINNT'
> _ = `/usr/bin/cygcheck'
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
>   (default) = `/cygdrive'
>   cygdrive flags = 0x00000022
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/
>   (default) = `C:\cygwin'
>   flags = 0x0000000a
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/bin
>   (default) = `C:\cygwin/bin'
>   flags = 0x0000000a
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/lib
>   (default) = `C:\cygwin/lib'
>   flags = 0x0000000a
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts
v2\/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
>   (default) = `C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts'
>   flags = 0x0000000a
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
>
> a:  fd           N/A    N/A
> c:  hd  NTFS   11502Mb  62% CP CS UN PA FC     OPENWAVE
> h:  net          N/A    N/A
> k:  net          N/A    N/A
> s:  net NTFS    1440Mb  81% CP CS    PA        matt
>
> C:\cygwin                          /                         system
binmode
> C:\cygwin/bin                      /usr/bin                  system
binmode
> C:\cygwin/lib                      /usr/lib                  system
binmode
> C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts  system
binmode
> .                                  /cygdrive                 user
binmode,cygdrive
>
> Found: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
> Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe
> Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cpp.exe
> Found: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe
> Found: C:\cygwin\bin\gcc.exe
> Found: C:\cygwin\bin\gdb.exe
> Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ld.exe
> Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe
> Found: C:\cygwin\bin\make.exe
> Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe
>
>   625k 2002/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcrypto.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygcrypto.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/8/9 14:20
>    45k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygform5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/24 23:28
>    35k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
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>                   "cyggdbm.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/19 20:05
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>                   "cyghistory4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/6 21:34
>    20k 2002/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cyghistory5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/10/10 11:28
>   929k 2002/06/24 C:\cygwin\bin\cygiconv-2.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygiconv-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/6/24 12:24
>    22k 2001/12/13 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygintl-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/12/13 2:28
>    28k 2002/09/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-2.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygintl-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/9/19 21:13
>    21k 2001/06/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygintl.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/6/20 11:09
>    81k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygitcl30.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygitcl30.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/10/19 18:25
>    35k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygitk30.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygitk30.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/10/19 18:25
>   119k 2002/02/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygjpeg6b.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygjpeg6b.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/8 22:19
>    26k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygmenu5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/24 23:27
>    20k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygmenu6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/8 23:03
>   156k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygncurses++5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/24 23:29
>   175k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygncurses++6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/8 23:03
>   226k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygncurses5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/24 23:17
>   202k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygncurses6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/8 23:03
>    15k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygpanel5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/24 23:27
>    12k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygpanel6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/8 23:03
>    40k 2001/11/21 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygpcre.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 15:15
>    39k 2001/11/21 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygpcreposix.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 15:15
>   179k 2002/07/22 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpng12.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygpng12.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/7/22 10:03
>    22k 2002/06/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpopt-0.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygpopt-0.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/6/8 23:45
>   108k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygreadline4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/6 21:34
>   127k 2002/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygreadline5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/10/10 11:28
>   159k 2002/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygssl.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygssl.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/8/9 14:20
>   390k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtcl80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygtcl80.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/10/19 18:24
>     5k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtclpip80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>    10k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtclreg80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygtclreg80.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/10/19 18:24
>   253k 2002/02/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtiff3.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygtiff3.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/10 1:34
>   623k 2001/10/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cygtk80.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygtk80.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/10/19 18:25
>    50k 2002/03/12 C:\cygwin\bin\cygz.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygz.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/3/11 21:38
>   905k 2002/10/24 C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
>                   "cygwin1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/10/24 8:48
>     Cygwin DLL version info:
>         DLL version: 1.3.14
>         DLL epoch: 19
>         DLL bad signal mask: 19005
>         DLL old termios: 5
>         DLL malloc env: 28
>         API major: 0
>         API minor: 62
>         Shared data: 3
>         DLL identifier: cygwin1
>         Mount registry: 2
>         Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions
>         Cygwin registry name: Cygwin
>         Program options name: Program Options
>         Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2
>         Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags
>         Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix
>         Cygdrive default prefix:
>         Build date: Thu Oct 24 10:48:11 EDT 2002
>         Shared id: cygwin1S3
>
>
> Cygwin Package Information
> Last downloaded files to: C:\Documents and Settings\maarmstr\My
Documents\Downloads\Cygwin
> Last downloaded files from: http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/cygwin
>
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> XFree86-xserv       4.2.0-15
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