cvs checkout -d <dir>

[John Daniel Doucette]

Hi,

I recently was made aware that using the command

cvs -d <pserver repository> checkout -d ../../../path <module1/submodule1>

does not work due to the CVS client not correctly passing Max-dotdot to the 
server.  I was going to get around this by creating the destination 
directory, then cd'ing to it, then checking out the module with a -d dot. 
However, I am unable to even use:

cvs -d <pserver repository> checkout -d . -r <tag> <module1/submodule1>

which generates the error:

cvs server: existing repository /home/repository does not match 
/home/repository/module1/submodule1
cvs server: ignoring module module1/submodule1

Also, if I try to get around the Max-dotdot problem by cd'ing up a a few 
levels then trying:

cd ../../..
cvs -d <pserver repository> checkout -d work1/work2/work3 -r <tag> 
<module1/submodule1>

I get the message:

cvs server: cannot chdir to work1: No such file or directory
cvs server: ignoring module module1/submodule1

However, if in the above example the destination directory is only one 
level deep, it works.  Ie. this works.

cd ../../..
cvs -d <pserver repository> checkout -d work1 -r <tag> <module1/submodule1>

U work1/file1
...

Also the standard checkout with no -d works as well.  I guess to work 
around I will have to create my destination path minus the lowest level, cd 
to the directory, and then checkout with the -d option set to create just 
the last level. I.E.

mkdir -p ../../work1/work2
cd ../../work1/work2
cvs -d <pserver repository> checkout -d work3 -r <tag> <module1/submodule1>

U work3/file1
...

to get the module in the directory ../../work1/work2/work3.  Is this 
behaviour expected?  My server is RedHat Linux 7.x running Concurrent 
Versions System (CVS) 1.11.1p1 (client/server), while the client is Win Xp 
running Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 1.11.1.3 (Build 72) (client/server).

===================================
John Daniel Doucette, Sr. Software Designer

J. J. MacKay Canada Limited
Halifax R & D Office
1046 Barrington Street, 1st Floor
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada
B3H 2R1

Voice: 902.423.7727  x222
Fax:     902.422.8108
Web:    www . jjmackay . com
Email:  john . doucette @ jjmackay . com
===================================