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RE: CVS install


Thanks Chuck, you are right, I just want to use the binaries.

I did this:
  export CVSROOT=/cvs
  cvs init

and received this error:
cvs [init aborted]: cannot open dbm file .#1053 for creation: Permission
denied

Deleting all, setting umask 770, and trying again gives
cvs [init aborted]: cannot open dbm file .#1055 for creation: Permission
denied

Setting CVSUMASK=770 just changed the filename to 1063.

What permission do I need to solve or set first??


-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com
[mailto:cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of Charles Wilson
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 5:56 AM
To: Jeff Jensen
Cc: cygwin@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: CVS install


Jeff,
  CVS is included in the default cygwin install.  Most of your questions
below deal with building CVS from its own source files; there is no need
to do that unless you really want to.  (If you do want to build from
source, then download cvs-1.10.8-X-src.tar.gz from a cygwin mirror,
unpack, and follow the instructions in
<cvs-src>/CYGWIN-PATCHES/cvs-1.10.8.README)

To get started with CVS (after you've compiled it, or assuming you want
to use the precompiled version installed with cygwin by default), do
this:
  export CVSROOT=<where you want your repository>
  cvs init

Then, follow the instructions in various online sources to see how you
actually USE cvs.  Try:
http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs/doc/cvs_toc.html
http://www.loria.fr/~molli/fom-serve/cache/1.html

--Chuck



Jeff Jensen wrote:
>
> I am trying to learn and install CVS for the first time, and am feeling a
> bit overwhelmed.  I have a few basic questions...
>
> I am using the FAQ that came with the latest Cygwin (I just upgraded to
> latest a couple of days ago), and it mentions having to install RCS.  Is
RCS
> included in the Cygwin net install, or need acquiring separately?  (I did
> not see anything in my Cygwin install, so I think I need to find it...)
>
> When the FAQ says "see 1B.4", etc., where is that?
>
> Is there a set of install directions for the CVS with Cygwin?  The FAQ
> instructions talk about editing source and building, which is not what I
> think I need to do with a distribution of binaries, but I do not know.
Even
> the README mentions needing to use source...
>
> Where & how do I get these files that the FAQ says to review:
> "cvs/src/options.h" and "cvs/src/rcs.h" files, README, INSTALL and
ChangeLog
> files.
> It is a pathetic question, but I have never done it!  I have only used
> ClearCase and VSS in a networked environment, and a little CVS already
> installed on a Unix system...
>
> Thank you for any pointers.
>
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