[redland] CVS problems : cvs [checkout aborted]: could not chdir to redland/aux: Not a directory

[James Michael DuPont]

The problem is with the name "aux".
it is a reserved name under windows :

see :
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-05/msg00701.html

mdupont at PI ~/redland/redland
$ mkdir aux
mkdir: cannot create directory `aux': Not a directory


mike

--- Dave Beckett <dave.beckett at bristol.ac.uk> wrote:
> >>>James Michael DuPont said:
> > Following the instructions here 
> > http://www.redland.opensource.ac.uk/INSTALL.html
> > 
> > 
> > export   CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous at cvs.ilrt.org:/cvsroot
> > 
> > cvs login
> > Logging in to :pserver:anonymous at cvs.ilrt.org:2401/cvsroot
> > CVS password: 
> >   [return]
> > 
> >   cvs checkout redland
> > 
> >   cd redland
> 
> I tried this, it works ok
> 
> > I get the following error :
> > mdupont at PI /cygdrive/c/development/testing/redland
> > $ cvs -t co redland
> > cvs checkout: notice: main loop with
> > CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous at cvs.ilrt.org:/cv
> > sroot
> > S-> do_module (redland, Updating, , )
> > S-> do_module (raptor, Updating, , )
> > S-> do_module (redland, Updating, , )
> >  -> unlink(CVS/Entries.Static)
> > cvs server: Updating redland
> > S-> unlink_file(./CVS/Entries.Static)
> > S-> Reader_Lock(/cvsroot/redland/librdf)
> > S-> Lock_Cleanup()
> > S-> Create_Admin (aux, redland/aux, /cvsroot/redland/librdf/aux, ,
> , 0,
> > 0)
> > cvs [checkout aborted]: could not chdir to redland/aux: Not a
> directory
> > 
> > any ideas 
> 
> Looks like a problem on your (CVS client) end; is there a file called
> 'redland/aux' in the way of creating that directory?
> 
> Try deleting it then cvs update -A ?
> 
> Dave


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