Win2K does allow it -- you just have to convince it... I can do it with
emacs for example. In the meantime, I am just running CVS from the command
line, putting -N in manually. (I.e., not using Tortoise at all).
Where did you see the -N flag listed? I don't see it in a FAQ.
Thanks,
Dennis
"Ken Seto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi Dennis,
>
> I'm having the same problem with my install of Tortoise.
> Except I don't know where to put the -N flag.
> The FAQ refers to putting it in a .cvsrc file in my home directory BUT
> Win2K doesn't allow a file to be named ".cvsrc"
>
> Can you tell me how to use the -N flag?
>
> Thanks,
> Ken
>
> "Dennis Grinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I was using (Tortoise)CVS with no problems. After upgrading, I now get
the
> > following message whenever I try to checkin, tag, etc. (even from the
> > command line)
> >
> > "Local access to network share not supported (Use -N to override
this
> > error)"
> >
> > Using -N does indeed work.
> >
> > 1. I can not find a description of -N in any of the man pages for CVS.
The
> > only -N I find is related to the -d option which does not seem relevant
> > here. Am I missing something?
> > 2. It worked before. Any idea what might have changed?
> > 3. It works for other people in my company without the -N flag. Any idea
> > what could be different with my machine?
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Dennis
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