It sounds like you have the CVSREAD environment variable set, which causes files to be set read-only on update or checkout. If this is the case, you need to do "cvs edit <filename>" to get read-write permissions. Or, just unset CVSREAD and you won't have to worry about it.
James Francis Hwang wrote: > Sorry, I don't think I was clear enough. What I mean is that when I open the > file in CVS, it gives me a read-only buffer: Those two % signs on the > bottom. > > But I'll go ask pcl-cvs. Thanks for the tip! > > Francis > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derek Robert Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Francis Hwang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Info CVS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: Problems with file permissions > > > >>Francis Hwang wrote: >> >> >>>Basically, I open it in Emacs and Emacs won't let me edit it for some >>>CVS-related reason. >>> >>>Francis >>> >>> >> >>Nothing comes to mind. It might help if you could tell me the actual >>error message the machine prints. You mighc try the pcl-cvs email list >>too. pcl-cvs is the Emacs interfact to CVS. Check <http://cvshome.org> >>for the exact address of the pcl-cvs email list. >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Info-cvs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs > -- James Hughes Esponsive Communications 613-549-3708 ext. 237 _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
