Dietrich Wandel writes:
>
> after several trials and errors I installed finally cvs
> with a CVSROOT=:local:T:\cvs-source on NT.
Please use regular slashes in CVSROOT instead of backwards slashes --
either is acceptable to NT but backward slashes will confuse CVS.
> Checking in ReportScreen.ReportScreen.html;
> T:\cvs-source/projekte/hp/tts/src/pp/hp/lts/reports/ReportScreen.ReportScree
> n.html,v <-- ReportScreen.ReportScreen.html
> new revision: 1.3; previous revision: 1.2
> cvs [commit aborted] could not open lock file 'T:\cvs-source/projekte/ ...
> /,ReportScreen.html,':File exists
>
> appears. Does anybody has a explanation for this error? What is the created
> ,<Filename>, file ? Thank you in advance.
The ,<filename>, file is where commit writes the new RCS file. Once
it's been successfully written, CVS renames it to <filename>,v to
replace the old RCS file.
-Larry Jones
It's clear I'll never have a career in sports until I learn
to suppress my survival instinct. -- Calvin
