Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 21:59:56 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: shimon@simon-shapiro.org Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Strange CVS behavior Message-ID: <199801230459.VAA19866@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980122181210.shimon@simon-shapiro.org> References: <199801222343.QAA18919@mt.sri.com> <XFMail.980122181210.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
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> >> a. Perl is installed, all versions available in ports > > > > Is it installed where the stuff in CVSROOT expects it. > > pkg_add perl*.tgz You didn't answer my question. Is it installed where the files in CVSROOT expects it. > >> c. I am not using anything in CVSROOT explicitly. I use the command > >> ``cvs add dir_name'' which worked yesterday and does not work today. > > > > If you're using cvs and the CVSROOT you are using is from the FreeBSD, > > you are explicitly using the files in CVSROOT. You have no choice > > unless you've edited the configuration files (which live in CVSROOT) to > > not use them. > > Sure. I am using the FreeBSD stuff as I am working on the FreeBSD source. So, your machine isn't named freefall, so it doesn't matter that it's the FreeBSD tree or sources. The commitcheck doesn't/shouldn't allow connections except from freefall. The commit script sends email to people, and other misc. things are assumed if you use the stock files in the FreeBSD CVS tree. Nate
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