Check your .cvsrc, you may have some flags there that CVS doesn't support. G
"Matt Armstrong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:87r8e5b2i0.fsf@;squeaker.lickey.com... > 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 PROTECTED]:/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 PROTECTED]' > 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 > "cygform6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/8 23:03 > 19k 2002/02/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > "cyggdbm.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/19 20:05 > 17k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 > "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 > > Package Version > XFree86-base 4.2.0-1 > XFree86-bin 4.2.0-2 > XFree86-etc 4.2.0-1 > XFree86-fenc 4.2.0-2 > XFree86-fnts 4.2.0-2 > XFree86-lib 4.2.0-3 > XFree86-prog 4.2.0-1 > XFree86-startup-scripts4.2.0-3 > XFree86-xserv 4.2.0-15 > _update-info-dir 00078-1 > ash 20020731-1 > autoconf 2.53b-1 > autoconf-devel 2.53a-1 > autoconf-stable 2.13-4 > automake 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