On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 05:36:42PM -0700, Gabriel Rosa wrote: > On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 04:17:55AM -0800, Walther The Writer wrote: > > > > That is what I got: > > > > C:\>cvs-1.11.5 -d =:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot co module > > cvs-1.11.5 checkout: CVSROOT password specification is only valid for > > cvs-1.11.5 checkout: pserver connection method. > > cvs-1.11.5 [checkout aborted]: Bad CVSROOT: `=:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsro > > ot'. > > = is not part of the -d switch. > you are confusing the bash command: > > $ export BLAH="etc" > > with > > $ cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/myroot co my_module > > > > > For your convenienc, this is from their website: > > > > download and install CVS. > > export CVSROOT=:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot > > cvs login > > When asked for a password, just press enter. > > cvs co PACKAGENAME > > > > you don't appear to be following instructions.
Now Gabe, be nice. :-) > > -Gabe > > > Walther. > > > > > > >On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 03:53:51AM -0800, Walther The Writer wrote: > > >> > > >> Thanks Micah, I think you're right. I checked their website again and they're > > >> saying to use their > > >> latest and unstable version. Problem now is that when I'm trying to fetch a > > >> file from CVS repository > > >> i.e. > > >> > > >> C:\>cvs-1.11.5 export CVSROOT=:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: /cvsroot > > >> cvs-1.11.5 export: No CVSROOT specified! Please use the `-d' option > > >> cvs-1.11.5 [export aborted]: or set the CVSROOT environment variable. > > >> > > >> what that means? Thanks. > > >> Walther. > > > > > >It means you should use CVS with the -d option, or make the :pserver... line > > >into the CVSROOT shell variable. > > > > > >try 'cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot login' followed by the same, > > >except instead of login use 'co module' > > > > > > > > >-Gabe > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech -- R. Douglas Barbieri [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dooglio.net vi: "The way God meant for man to edit text files..." GPG Fingerprint: FE6A 6A57 2B95 7594 E534 BFEE 45F1 9E5E F30A 8A27 GPG Public key : http://www.dooglio.net/dooglio.asc
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