Re: CVS import failed

[Eric Siegerman]

On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 10:18:36AM -0500, Fitzgerald, AJ wrote:
> When trying to import a single directory along with its file contents (html,
> gifs, etc.)  I receive the following error message.
> [...]
> unable to write, file a0219.html
> No space left on device
> ********************
> And I know there is plenty of space
> left.

If you're working client/server, some CVS operations copy your
files to /tmp on the server machine; I don't whether import is
one of these, but the fact that the error isn't complaining about
a0219.html,v suggests that this may be happening.

Also, don't forget that many Unices reserve N% of the filespace
for root, so you'll get "No space left on device" errors at 90%
or 95% full.

>      It is only this one directory.  I am able to import other directories,
> its just this one giving me trouble.

I don't get this, unless it happens to be a big directory :-)

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