On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Mazza, Glen R., ,CPMS wrote: > 1.) Using Linux (Redhat 8.0) I set up a cvs repository at > /usr/local/cvsroot. That created a subdirectory named CVSROOT underneath > it. Now, whenever a command requests "the path to CVS root" (e.g., in > setting up xinetd pserver service, checkout/update commands, etc.)--I'm > confused which directory CVS considers as the root: /usr/local/cvsroot or > /usr/local/cvsroot/CVSROOT?
CVSROOT is actually a directory that contains repository configuration. It can be checked out as a module; changes committed to the files belonging to this module bring about dynamic configuration changes in the repository. It should have been named CVSCONFIG or something else; giving it the same name as that of the CVSROOT environment variable was a crass stupidity that only causes confusion. > 2.) Also, in trying to access a Linux CVS server from Windows NT, do I need > WinCVS or another CVS client on my NT machine if using pserver > authentication? You cannot use a CVS repository without CVS software. _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
