[GRASS-dev] CVS error?

[Glynn Clements]

Hamish wrote:

> trying to do a CVS diff on an anonymous CVS snapshot checkout:
> 
> grass63$ cvs -q diff
> cvs server: failed to create lock directory for `/home/grass/grassrepository/grass6/gem/skeleton/macosx' (/home/grass/grassrepository/grass6/gem/skeleton/macosx/#cvs.lock): No such file or directory
> cvs server: failed to obtain dir lock in repository `/home/grass/grassrepository/grass6/gem/skeleton/macosx'
> cvs [server aborted]: read lock failed - giving up
> 
> 
> 
> any ideas?

	rm -rf gem/skeleton/macosx

So far as the CVS server is concerned, that directory never existed. 
You need to manually bring your working copy into line with the
server's view of reality.

[See the "What is a binary executable doing in CVS?" thread for the
backstory.]

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>