Hi,
I found the reason:
The command syntax, given in the file notify( the commented in line ), is
wrong.
Even in the book "CVS - kurz & gut" by G. N. Purdy, O'Reilly 2001, is
contained this error.
If I create with 'cvs init' the CVSROOT administrative files, the line in
notify is wrong.
I tried on the command line:
fth@saft(23)%echo "" | /usr/ucb/mail fth -s "CVS notification"
cannot chdir(/var/spool/mqueue): Permission denied
fth@saft (24)% echo "" | mail fth -s "CVS notification"
mail: Options MUST PRECEDE persons
fth@saft (25)% echo "" | mail -s "CVS notification" fth
fth@saft (26)% echo "" | /usr/ucb/mail -s "CVS notification" fth
fth@saft (27)%
Thus the command line in the virgin file 'notify' has wrong syntax. %s
means the recipient, and should be given as the last argument.
Insted of
ALL /usr/ucb/mail %s -s "CVS notification"
it should read like
ALL /usr/ucb/mail -s "CVS notification" %s
Now notification works fine.
Frank
Frank Thrum wrote:
> hi,
> we want to use the functionality cvs watch, edit, unedit.
> I have an entry in $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/notify:
>
> ALL /usr/ucb/mail %s -s "CVS notification"
>
> I have set up watches for the files ( others too ) , and 'cvs watchers'
> gives the right answer.
>
> when I do however a 'cvs edit <filename>, I get an error message
> %cvs edit c13n.drc
> cannot chdir(/var/spool/mqueue): Permission denied
>
> the same entry in the file $CVSROOT/CVSROOT/loginfo works without
> problems.
> That's why I cannot understand the different behaviour of the mail
> action in the files notify and loginfo.
>
> I use cvs 1.11.1p1.
>
> Frank
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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