From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kai Grossjohann Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Getting error when trying to use RCS Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:16:22 +0200 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <86brj11k49.fsf@rumba.de.uu.net> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1088587036 30949 80.91.224.253 (30 Jun 2004 09:17:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:17:16 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 30 11:17:05 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BfbDE-00028k-00 for ; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:17:04 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BfbEv-0004zJ-TF for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 05:18:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BfbEm-0004zC-FB for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 05:18:40 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BfbEl-0004z0-PR for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 05:18:40 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BfbEl-0004yx-Ju for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 05:18:39 -0400 Original-Received: from [80.91.224.249] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BfbCe-00025Q-WF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 05:16:29 -0400 Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BfbCd-0007n4-00 for ; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:16:27 +0200 Original-Received: from 139.4.37.213 ([139.4.37.213]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:16:27 +0200 Original-Received: from kai by 139.4.37.213 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:16:27 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Lines: 13 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 139.4.37.213 User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:od6qO/yASakPcYo0K9g/D1GrnXg= X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:19367 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:19367 deash14@cableone.net writes: > I created a RCS directory where this file exists > (c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RCS) and then bring up the file in > emacs. I then do the command: C-x vv > and I get the follow error. Does this mean that you have a _file_ named c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RCS? This won't work -- RCS wants to use a _directory_ named RCS for itself. Can you rename the file RCS to something else? Kai