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Subject: Re: cvs update -D'03/12/1998' . No CVSROOT specified!
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Daniel O'Connor wrote:
> 
> > bls2# cd /usr/src
> > bls2# cvs co -D12-mar sys
> > cvs checkout: No CVSROOT specified!  Please use the `-d' option
> > cvs [checkout aborted]: or set the CVSROOT environment variable.
> Urgh..
> It appears you cvsup a current tree, and therefore don't have a CVS
> repository, so you just tell cvsup to get a copy of source which is further
> back.
> I haven't done it, but adding 'date=98.03.12.00.00' to your cvsup file and
> rerunning cvsup on this config file should do it..
> (Every else seemed to assume you havea a CVS repo)

Interesting, but when I try it I get :

Server message: Unknown collection date=98.03.12.00.00
Establishing active-mode data connection
Running
Skipping collection date=98.03.12.00.00/cvs

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