From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-09 16:08:10
Robert Ramey wrote:
> Here is my screen dialog
>
> $ cvs -d:ext:ramey_at_[hidden]:/cvsroot/boost commit -m
> "initial check ramey_at_[hidden]'s password:<password entered here>
> cvs commit: failed to create lock directory for
> `/cvsroot/boost/boost/boost/archive'
> (/cvsroot/boost/boost/boost/archive/#cvs.lock): No such file or
> directory cvs commit: lock failed - giving up cvs [commit aborted]:
> lock failed - giving up
You need to add the archive directory to cvs before doing commits in it;
would be my guess:
cd .../boost-root/boost
cvs <stuff> add archive
PS. Eventually you'll want to get your SSH public key to SourceForge so
that cvs doesn't ask you for the password all the time.
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