[cvsnt] cvs diff -N error

Bryce Schober bryce.schober at dynonavionics.com
Fri Sep 1 16:03:41 BST 2006


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C:\cvs\Software>cvs version
Client: Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.5.03 (Scorpio) Build 2382
(client/server)
Server: Concurrent Versions System (CVSNT) 2.5.03 (Scorpio) Build 2382
(client/server)

On 8/31/06, Flávio Etrusco <flavio.etrusco at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Lalalalala client version? server version?
>
>
> On 8/31/06, Bryce Schober <bryce.schober at dynonavionics.com> wrote:
> > Doing cvs diff -N when I've added but not committed a file gives:
> >
> > C:\cvs\Project>cvs diff -uN mydir
> > cvs server: Diffing mydir
> > Index: mydir/newfile.txt
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: mydir/newfile.txt
> > diff -N mydir/newfile.txt
> > cvs [server aborted]: Cannot use reserved filename 'nul' on NT based
> > machines
> >
> > I'm trying to generate a patch that includes the added file. Why doesn't
> > this work?
> >
> > --
> > Bryce Schober
>



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Bryce Schober


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