Win2K does allow it -- you just have to convince it... I can do it with emacs for example. In the meantime, I am just running CVS from the command line, putting -N in manually. (I.e., not using Tortoise at all).
Where did you see the -N flag listed? I don't see it in a FAQ. Thanks, Dennis "Ken Seto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi Dennis, > > I'm having the same problem with my install of Tortoise. > Except I don't know where to put the -N flag. > The FAQ refers to putting it in a .cvsrc file in my home directory BUT > Win2K doesn't allow a file to be named ".cvsrc" > > Can you tell me how to use the -N flag? > > Thanks, > Ken > > "Dennis Grinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > I was using (Tortoise)CVS with no problems. After upgrading, I now get the > > following message whenever I try to checkin, tag, etc. (even from the > > command line) > > > > "Local access to network share not supported (Use -N to override this > > error)" > > > > Using -N does indeed work. > > > > 1. I can not find a description of -N in any of the man pages for CVS. The > > only -N I find is related to the -d option which does not seem relevant > > here. Am I missing something? > > 2. It worked before. Any idea what might have changed? > > 3. It works for other people in my company without the -N flag. Any idea > > what could be different with my machine? > > > > Thank you! > > > > Dennis _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
