Re: Problems adding files to cvs?

[Larry Jones]

SINe Wave writes:
> 
> I know this is a real noobie question but i've only recently started using 
> cvs and i dont really know it too well. Anyway heres my problem.  Whenever I 
> try to add a file to the cvs tree i get the following error:
> 
> RCS file: /test.java,v
> done
> cvs commit: Couldn't open rcs file `/test.java,v': Permission denied
> Checking in test.java;
> cvs commit: cannot open /test.java,v: Permission denied
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)

It would have been helpful if you'd shown us the exact command you typed
instead of just the output.  It looks like you're trying to add a file
to the very top level of your repository, which is generally a bad idea;
you usually add files to a particular module (subdirectory) rather than
to the top level.  It also looks like you have your CVSROOT set to "/",
which is an incredibly bad idea: you wouldn't make "/" your home
directory (I hope), so why are you using it for CVS's home directory?!?

-Larry Jones

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