On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:20 AM, Michael Richter <ttmrich...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On 16 June 2010 05:41, ghiù <pistacc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Long story short, I downloaded the latest build for MacOSX and put it in >> /usr/local/bin/. I run without a problem "fossil new test" and it created a >> new archive. >> I then tried "fossil ui" and I got a "not within an open checkout". Now, >> every command I try to execute (status, commit, add...), from whatever >> position within the filesystem (root, my home, the dir with the archive, a >> dir upper or a dir under it etc) gives me this error. I also tried to remove >> the .fossil file it creates in home, all without a result. >> > > I'm not seeing a "fossil open" in that sequence up above. > > The workflow for a new repo is: > > fossil new (or clone if you're copying another repo) > fossil open > fossil do-everything-else > > You'll find full instructions at > http://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html/doc/tip/www/quickstart.wiki. Sadly > the instructions are in the wrong order and mistakenly put the configuration > stuff ahead of the opening of the repository, so I can see where the > confusion comes in. If I had check-in privileges I'd fix that myself, but > sadly I don't. > That helped, thanks. Indeed the manual should be a bit more explicit about the correct workflow.
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