possible cvs bug (minor)

[joel at OARcorp.com (joel at OARcorp.com)]

On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Charles-Antoine Gauthier wrote:

> $ cvs --version
> 
> Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.10.5 (client/server)

Since I have 1.10.2, I suspect that I found a bug fixed between the two
points.  I will upgrade.

Thanks.

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> $ cd /tmp              
> $ cvs commit -f /tmp/j2
> cvs commit: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or
> directory
> cvs commit: nothing known about `/tmp/j2'
> cvs [commit aborted]: correct above errors first!
> $ touch j2
> $ cvs commit -f /tmp/j2
> cvs commit: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or
> directory
> cvs commit: use `cvs add' to create an entry for /tmp/j2
> cvs [commit aborted]: correct above errors first!
> [gauthier at c55 /tmp]$ 
> 
> 
> No core dump under RH Linux 6.0. I don't have a /tmp/j2 file in my
> repository. It might make a difference.
> 
> 
> joel at oarcorp.com wrote:
> > 
> > I tripped this accidentally but a core dump is always a bug. :)
> > 
> > I accidentally typed:  cvs commit -f /tmp/j2
> > 
> > instead of :           cvs commit -F /tmp/j2
> > 
> > And promptly got a core dump:
> > 
> > [joel at britain /tmp]$ cvs commit -f /tmp/j
> > cvs commit: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or directory
> > Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> > 
> > Doing it the default way worked as expected.
> > 
> > [joel at britain /tmp]$ cvs commit
> > cvs commit: in directory .:
> > cvs [commit aborted]: there is no version here; run 'cvs checkout' first
> > 
> > I know some of you folks stay closer to the cutting edge than I do and
> > wanted to get someone to doublecheck me with a newer version of cvs.
> > 
> > I am using the cvs-1.10.2-1 RPM.
> > 
> > If this bug is still present, then I need to report it.
> > 
> > --joel
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