"Larry Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dennis Jones writes: >> >> What does this error from CVS mean?: >> >> unable to write, file Makefile.in >> No space left on device > > Most likely, it means that you're out of disk space for the server's > temp directory.
Well, the volume that has my /tmp folder on it (where the cvs-servXXXXX files go) has about 225MB free. I don't know if that is enough or not. I was attempting to update a rather large directory tree and maybe that was just too much for it (I had no idea CVS needed that must temp space to do an update). I just did a test update on a small tree and watched the tmp folder. The size of the cvs-servXXXXX file reached a maximum of about 7MB -- a long way from the 225MB available. Then I did another test on a larger folder and watched it reach around 31MB. So I guess if I were updating from the root level folder, it is possible that it could reach 225MB. I guess I should see if I can allocate more space for the tmp folder. > And please note that it's somewhat antisocial to ask for help on a > mailing list without using a vaild return address. Yes, I supposed that is true; but spammers love mailing lists, and I hate spam. Besides, many (most?) people don't *want* direct responses via email anyway -- they'd just as soon prefer a response via the list. I was, in fact, on the CVS mailing list at one time, but it constantly over-crowded my inbox to the point where I spent an inordinate amount of time sifting through emails I didn't care about (most people find their time too valuable for that). Consequently, I decided a long time ago to switch to the newsgroup and use a bogus address to avoid spam. I don't mean to offend anyone, but being perceived as "somewhat antisocial" is much less important to me than avoiding unnecessary spam and over-crowding my inbox. And since I can still read, answer questions, and get answers to my questions, in the newsgroup as well as I could in the mailing list, I find the newsgroup much more convenient and much less irritating. - Dennis
