From: Mike Buchanon <buchanon AT mlss15 DOT cl DOT msu DOT edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: CVS in a dos box...
Date: 6 Dec 2000 19:16:27 GMT
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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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