cvs: failed to create lock directory for `/cvs/xorg/xserver/xorg

Jeremy C. Reed reed at reedmedia.net
Sat Jun 10 18:11:21 PDT 2006


> When trying to access xorg/xserver in CVS I get:
> 
> cvs diff: failed to create lock directory for `/cvs/xorg/xserver/xorg' 
> (/cvs/xorg/xserver/xorg/#cvs.lock): Permission denied
> cvs diff: failed to obtain dir lock in repository `/cvs/xorg/xserver/xorg'
> cvs [diff aborted]: read lock failed - giving up
> 
> I know latest code is in git. How can I do a cvs diff of my old stuff? 
> (I'd rather not do a "diff -pruN" of my CVS and GIT code since I have many 
> objects in there too.)

Nevermind. I used anonymous CVS instead and it worked.

> I am able to use CVS for various xorg/driver and other components.

 Jeremy C. Reed



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