a couple things to add: for clarity's sake, i'll note that this corrupted CVS/Entries issue is with *all* CVS/Entries files. also, directories with no files/subdirs have a single 'D' being the entire contents of their CVS/Entries.
perhaps i should note also that LinCVS still won't add it to the 'workbench' after the obstensible 'fix' by the 'cvs update'. this isn't a direct CVS issue, but perhaps it indicates that there is still something wrong with the checkout. ignore all this LinCVS info if it isn't useful--the problem is with cvs itself. -c On Sat, 4 May 2002, C. Grierson wrote: > bonjour `a tous, > > i have noticed that upon 'cvs checkout' the CVS/Entries file is not > properly created, leaving a trailing 'D' in the file, as it appears > to try to list the directories in the current directory (none > actually get included in the file). interestingly CVS/Entries.Log > exists and contains 'A' (add) entries for the directories within. > > for some reason, 'cvs update' will fix this problem by recreating a > proper list in CVS/Entries. while it may seem like this is a non- > problem since there is a workaround, it is an indicator that some- > thing is going wrong with the server or client cvs. that and LinCVS > won't work with it because the CVS/Entries are corrupted ;) (until > 'cvs update'). i should note that the checkout is made manually and > not by LinCVS, since i brought it up... > > the CVS/Entries.Log file no longer exists after the 'cvs update'. does > anyone have the remotest idea of what is going on here? > > > before 'cvs update': > > CVS/Entries: > ------------ > /ChangeLog/1.2/Sat Oct 3 02:05:04 1998// > /README/1.3/Thu Feb 15 18:40:04 2001// > /copyright.html/1.3/Tue Apr 2 00:23:32 2002// > /framebuilder.html/1.5/Tue Apr 2 00:23:32 2002// > /index.html/1.4/Tue Apr 2 00:23:32 2002// > D > ------------ > > CVS/Entries.Log > --------------- > A D/Test//// > A D/bin//// > A D/classes//// > A D/docs//// > A D/gifs//// > A D/local//// > A D/logs//// > A D/src//// > --------------- > > after: > > CVS/Entries: > ------------ > /ChangeLog/1.2/Sat Oct 3 02:05:04 1998// > /README/1.3/Thu Feb 15 18:40:04 2001// > /copyright.html/1.3/Tue Apr 2 00:23:32 2002// > /framebuilder.html/1.5/Tue Apr 2 00:23:32 2002// > /index.html/1.4/Tue Apr 2 00:23:32 2002// > D/Test//// > D/bin//// > D/classes//// > D/docs//// > D/gifs//// > D/local//// > D/logs//// > D/src//// > ------------ > > thanks everyone, > > -chris grierson > > > _______________________________________________ Bug-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-cvs