Invalid CVSROOT?

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Type: Public Status:Closed Created: 27 Apr 05 04:00 Updated: 28 Apr 05 04:00

--> Igor Pushkov (admin) at 28 Apr 05 04:00 writes

If your repository resides at C:\\myFiles\\repos valid CVSROOT will
look like this:
1. :local: (file share access)
:local:C:\myFiles\repos
2. client/server, server is localhost
:PROTOCOL:USERNAME@localhost:C:\\myFiles\\repos
Note, that for client/server you should have cvs server installed and
running. The quick how to link shows how to do this.
Now about your mistakes:
1. :local:email@somewhere.com:mypass@127.0.0.1:C:\\myFiles\\repos\\CVSROOT
a. :local: is not client server protocol, so the user name and server
IP not required
b. C:\\myFiles\\repos\\CVSROOT is path to CVS ADMINISTRATION FOLDER OF
REPOSITORY, not the REPOSITORY. The repository path is C:\\myFiles\\repos\\
2. :localhost:c:\\myFiles\\repos\\CVSROOT
a. CVS treat :localhost: as protocol name here. Protocol :localhost:
is not exist
So, just put ":local:C:\myFiles\repos" or even "C:\myFiles\repos" as
CVSROOT and all will be fine.

--> mitch eisen (user) at 27 Apr 05 04:00 writes

I've looked at those but they just aren't helping. I can't see what the
interface is telling me because the message is cut off. I put this in for
CVSROOT:
:local:email@somewhere.com:mypass@127.0.0.1:C:\myFiles\repos\CVSROOT

I get Bad CVSROOT. The above is the root.

I then tried:
:localhost:c:\myFiles\repos\CVSROOT
That gives
[version aborted]: the :127.0.0.1: access method is not installed on ths
system.
Using this gives the same thing:
:127.0.0.1:c:\myFiles\repos\CVSROOT

I can access local websites via 127.0.0.1 and localhost. What does it
want?

--> Igor Pushkov (admin) at 27 Apr 05 04:00 writes

I believe it will be good idea to learn some cvs basics reading this
help page:
http://www.pushok.com/help/cvsscc/index.php?redirect=basic_cvs.htm
In brief, CVSROOT is the path to your repository. Repository folder
always contain /CVSROOT sub folder which may confuse you. This folder
contain CVS repository administration files. But when some program ask
you for CVSROOT it not ask you for this folder location, it ask you
for repository location.
Note also, that CVSROOT van point not to the local or remote folder,
but into other server.
You may be interested to read this small how to also:
http://www.pushok.com/soft_cvs_howto.php

--> mitch eisen (user) at 27 Apr 05 04:00 writes

I'm using CVS with VS.NET 2003 on WinXP Pro. I right click on my project
in VS.NET and get the "Please select a CVSROOT, module and local path"
dialog box. CVSROOT is empty. No matter what I put here, I get errors:
- Bad CVSROOT
- Usage: [cvs-options] command [command-options-and-arguments]... (I can't
see the rest)

My file structure is:
C:\AllProjects\Project1\CVSROOT

What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks,
Brett

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