Re: [jcvs] Project Window Problems (jCVS 5.1.1)

[Tim Endres <time@trustice.com>]

This is a known bug. The Windows "Drive:" syntax confuses the standard
CVS/Root format. I have a fix for this that will make it into the next
release, which will hopefully be soon. There is no known workaround.

tim.

> I have been having trouble using the project window under jCVS 5.1.1:
> 
>  - I have a CVS repository hosted on Windows NT
>  - I can successfully checkout a CVS module using jCVS, to get a project window
>  - If I try to use any of the menu options (commit, status ...) on a selected
> file I get the following error:
> 
> protocol error: directory '\cvsroot/e:\cvsroot/ejb' not within root 'e:\cvsroot'
> 
> The above procedure works perfectly when I use jCVS 4.7.5 ... Also, I can get
> 5.1.1 to work with a CVS repository hosted on Linux.  What am I missing ?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Akbar