Sounds like you did not do a "cvs init" before your import. The command creates the $CVSROOT/CVSROOT dir, which contains your control files...
-chris >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >] On Behalf Of Michael Satterwhite >Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10:02 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Setting up CVS > > >I'm trying to setup CVS on a Linux box. I've created the >directory for the repository, and set CVSROOT. When I try to >import a project, I get the >error: > > cvs import: No CVSROOT specified! Please use the `-d' option > cvs [import aborted]: or set the CVSROOT environment variable. > >Immediately after that, I display the environment variable and >get the following > > >echo $CVSROOT > /backups.save/CVS > >Directory CVS *DOES* exist under /backups.save as shown: > > > ls -l /backups.save/CVS > total 0 > drwxr-xr-x 2 michael users 48 2004-09-13 08:37 CVSROOT > >What am I doing wrong? It appears that CVS is ignoring the >CVSROOT environment variable. > > >_______________________________________________ >Info-cvs mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs > _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
