Re: [Savannah-hackers] Hunt package

[Mathieu Roy]

Le lun 27 mai 2002 à 10h58, Gilles a écrit :
> I have a problem with CVS access : when I try to put the files of my
> project
> (hunt), cvs puts this message again and again :
>
> cvs server: [04:48:31] waiting for gdenat's lock in /cvsroot/hunt/hunt
> cvs server: [04:49:01] waiting for gdenat's lock in /cvsroot/hunt/hunt
> ...
>
> when executing this command :
> cvs -z3 address@hidden:/cvsroot/hunt/ commit hunt
>
> It's the first time I used CVS for programming, I read the
> documentation, and
> it seems that the directory is locked. In fact, the first time I tried
> to
> update my files, I unfortunately do a <Ctrl-C> and I have found a web
> page
> explaining that doing a <Ctrl-C> does not remove the lock file on the
> remote
> server...
>
> I didn't find how to delete this file on my own. So could you please
> remove
> this file, or better, saying to me how I can do (if this problem
> happens
> again, I won't bother you again with this problem...)

killing the lock may means killing the file history.

The easiest way to solve your problem, I think, is to make a backup of 
the files you modified, to remove your local CVS tree copy, to 
redownload it, to copy your modified files in your new local CVS tree 
and finally make a cvs ci.

If you want others answers, please configure your mailer to give a real 
valid email adress.

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Mathieu Roy

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