Having CVS NT Server (Tony Hoyles) and CVS Client (Tony's and/or WinCVS) get
REALLY confusing (trust me I've done it).
Take it one step at a time, and make sure you have the latest CVS NT server
(it changes every week or 2). (you may have to ntservice -u before
installing an update).
I also found it easier to create the repository (and import the source)
using the command line client, then use wincvs once it is all working....
In WinCVS the CVSROOT should be:
rukman@pc-rukman:F:\CVSROOT
Authentication: ntserver
Use version: cvs-1.10 (NT Server).
Make sure you have copied both the DLL and CVS.EXE to the WINCVS
directory....
Make sure that cvs.exe is in your PATH.
Use the command line client:
set CVSROOT=:ntserver:rukman@pc-rukman:F:\CVSROOT
cvs init
If this doesnt work, you can try (this negates the cvs NT server).
set CVSROOT=:local:F:\CVSROOT
cvs init
Every now and again in WinCVS I get this error:
Bad repository root 'c:\pserver\cvsroot'
So if you get that, use the cvs command line client instead of WinCVS (for
that function)....
regs,
Arthur Barrett
Uniface Support, Tools, Consultants
http://march-hare.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rukmangdhar Ponugoti [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2000 7:07 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: CVS on NT
>
> > Hi,
> > I installed CVS Server and Client(both) on my machine(same machine,
> > NT).
> > i started the ntservice and when i load the client and set the CVSROOT
> to
> > "F:\CVSROOT"
> > which i assumed as my repository. In the prefrences i set CVSROOT as
> >
> > Enter the CVSROOT:
> > :pserver:rukman@pc-rukman:F:\CVSROOT
> > Authentication:
> > Local mounted directory
> >
> > When i tried to add files thru client(wincvs), i get followin error
> >
> > cvs -q add test.bat (in directory D:\prrao\mymodule)
> > cvs [add aborted]: CVSROOT rukman@pc-rukman:F: must be an absolute
> > pathname
> >
> > *****CVS exited normally with code 1*****
> >
> > Could you please help me in this.. If i need to set something else.
