found the answer. somehow, "CVS" became an entry in the subdirectory CVS/Entries file. deleting this entry in the file fixed the problem.
despite being in Entries, the CVS/CVS directory didn't actually show up because cvs recognized the problem with the Entries file. pete begin Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ok, i'm not exactly a cvs newbie, but i'm not really proficient at it > either... > > cvs gives a warning i don't understand: > > p@satan% cvs commit > cvs commit: Examining . > cvs commit: Examining images > cvs commit: warning: directory CVS specified in argument > cvs commit: but CVS uses CVS for its own purposes; skipping CVS directory > cvs commit: Examining other > cvs commit: Examining src.peter > > i understand what the warning is saying, but i'm clueless as to why cvs > is saying it. none of the "CVS/" directories have a directory named > "CVS". ie: there are no directories that look like CVS/CVS. > > why does cvs think i'm trying to commit "CVS" and how do i get it to not > think i'm trying to commit "CVS"? > > pete > > -- > Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech -- Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
