Check your .cvsrc, you may have some flags there that CVS doesn't support.
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Matt Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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I'm seeing some very odd behavior from cvs and I wonder if others are
seeing it too.
No matter what args I pass it, cvs tells me it is an invalid option --
even the --help-options arg. All other cygwin stuff seems to be
functioning well.
--
% cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/cvsroot login
cvs: invalid option --
Usage: cvs [cvs-options] command [command-options-and-arguments]
where cvs-options are -q, -n, etc.
(specify --help-options for a list of options)
where command is add, admin, etc.
(specify --help-commands for a list of commands
or --help-synonyms for a list of command synonyms)
where command-options-and-arguments depend on the specific command
(specify -H followed by a command name for command-specific help)
Specify --help to receive this message
The Concurrent Versions System (CVS) is a tool for version control.
For CVS updates and additional information, see
the CVS home page at http://www.cvshome.org/ or
Pascal Molli's CVS site at
http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html
--
I just installed CVS via the cygwin setup utility and have a recently
upgraded installation (cygcheck below).
--=-=-=
Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics
Current System Time: Fri Nov 01 10:45:22 2002
Windows 2000 Professional Ver 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 3
Path: C:\cygwin\bin
c:\WINNT\system32
c:\WINNT
c:\WINNT\System32\Wbem
SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32
WinDir: C:\WINNT
HOME = `c:\home'
PWD = `/cygdrive/c/home'
USER = `maarmstr'
ALLUSERSPROFILE = `C:\Documents and Settings\All Users'
APPDATA = `C:\Documents and Settings\maarmstr\Application Data'
CHECK_LEAK_LESS_OFTEN = `100'
COMMONPROGRAMFILES = `C:\Program Files\Common Files'
COMPUTERNAME = `MAARMSTR'
COMSPEC = `C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe'
EDITOR = `vim'
EMAIL = `[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
FTP_PASSIVE = `yes'
GCC_FILTER = `yes'
HOMEDRIVE = `U:'
HOMEPATH = `\maarmstr'
HOMESHARE = `\\netapp\home'
HOSTNAME = `MAARMSTR'
INCLUDE = `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VC98\atl\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VC98\mfc\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VC98\include'
LESS = `-Q'
LIB = `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\mfc\lib;C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\lib'
LOGNAME = `maarmstr'
LOGONSERVER = `\\MAARMSTR'
MANPATH = `/usr/man'
MSDEVDIR = `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98'
MUTT_COLORS = `/cygdrive/c/home/env/mutt/color.cygwin'
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = `1'
OLDPWD = `/cygdrive/c/home/dp/6.2.0-br1/debug-full-wap-mms.vc98/lib'
OS2LIBPATH = `C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;'
OS = `Windows_NT'
P4MERGE = `p4merge'
PAGER = `less'
PATHEXT = `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH'
PERL5 = `c:\perl\bin\perl.exe'
PERL5LIB = `/cygdrive/c/home/env/perlib'
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = `x86'
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = `x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel'
PROCESSOR_LEVEL = `6'
PROCESSOR_REVISION = `080a'
PROGRAMFILES = `C:\Program Files'
PROMPT = `%B%m%#%b '
PURIFYOPTIONS =
`-check-debug-timestamps=no -cache-dir=/cygdrive/c/home/purify/cache -always
-use-cache-dir=yes -windows=yes -max-threads=500 -chain-length=12'
QUANTIFYOPTIONS =
`-cache-dir=/home/matt/quantify/cache -always-use-cache-dir=yes'
RSYNC_RSH = `ssh'
RUBYLIB = `/cygdrive/c/home/env/rubylib:/cygdrive/c/home/lib/ruby'
SGML_CATALOG_FILES =
`catalog:/etc/sgml/catalog:/usr/lib/sgml/catalog:/usr/local/lib/sgml/catalog
:/cygdrive/c/home/dtd/catalog'
SGML_SEARCH_PATH =
`/cygdrive/c/home/dtd:/usr/share/sgml:/usr/local/share/sgml:/usr/local/lib/s
gml:/usr/lib/sgml'
SHELL = `/usr/bin/zsh'
SHLVL = `1'
SSH_AGENT_PID = `1484'
SSH_AUTH_SOCK = `/tmp/ssh-QTuY1480/agent.1480'
SYSTEMDRIVE = `C:'
SYSTEMROOT = `C:\WINNT'
TEMP = `c:\DOCUME~1\maarmstr\LOCALS~1\Temp'
TERM = `cygwin'
TERMINFO = `/cygdrive/c/home/.terminfo'
TMP = `c:\DOCUME~1\maarmstr\LOCALS~1\Temp'
TZ = `MST7MDT6,M4.1.0/2,M10.5.0/2'
USERDNSDOMAIN = `myopwv.com'
USERDOMAIN = `MYOPWV'
USERNAME = `maarmstr'
USERPROFILE = `C:\Documents and Settings\maarmstr'
WINDIR = `C:\WINNT'
_ = `/usr/bin/cygcheck'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
(default) = `/cygdrive'
cygdrive flags = 0x0022
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/
(default) = `C:\cygwin'
flags =
