Getting error when trying to use RCS

Getting error when trying to use RCS

[deash14]

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.

This is on a windows XP machine.  I've got the 5.7 version of RCS.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Dan

ps  I've replace the control version of the text below with ascii
characters.  I hope I got them all. :)

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Running ci...FAILED (status
255)")
  signal(error ("Running ci...FAILED (status 255)"))
  error("Running %s...FAILED (%s)" "ci" "status 255")
  vc-do-command(nil 0 "ci"
"c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java" "-i" "-u1.1" "-t-" nil
nil)
  apply(vc-do-command nil 0 "ci"
"c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java" "-i" "-u1.1" "-t-" (nil
nil))
  vc-rcs-register("c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java" "1.1"
"")
  apply(vc-rcs-register ("c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java"
"1.1" ""))
  vc-call-backend(RCS register
"c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java" "1.1" "")
  #[(file rev comment) "ÆÇ^H\"^[,HH^[(B^HÉ\"^YÊ^H!^[,HK
Ì^[(B^H\n^K%^[,HM^[(B^HÎ	#^[,H\^[(Bf^[,D&^[(B^@ÏÅ!^[,HI^[(B^U)ÆÐ^H\"^[,G"^[(B
[file backend rev comment vc-make-backup-files backup-inhibited
message "Registering %s... " vc-responsible-backend t
vc-file-clearprops vc-call-backend register vc-file-setprop vc-backend
make-local-variable "Registering %s... done"]
6]("c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java" "1.1" "")
  vc-finish-logentry(t)
  vc-start-entry("c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java" "1.1" t
nil "Enter initial comment." #[(file rev comment)
"ÆÇ^H\"^[,HH^[(B^HÉ\"^YÊ^H!^[,HK	Ì^[(B^H\n^K%^[,HM^[(B^HÎ
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vc-make-backup-files backup-inhibited message "Registering %s... "
vc-responsible-backend t vc-file-clearprops vc-call-backend register
vc-file-setprop vc-backend make-local-variable "Registering %s...
done"] 6])
  vc-register(nil nil)
  vc-next-action-on-file("c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java"
nil)
  byte-code("^H^[,C1^[(B^@Å ^YÆÇ!È L^[,HIÊ	Ë^[(B#Ë^[$(0
!^[(B^@ÌÍ^[(IN^[(B#^[,H
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^[(B1^@^K^[,CE^[(B^@Ô^K\f\"^[,GUÖ×^[(B \"^[,G"^[(B [vc-dired-mode files
vc-parent-buffer buffer-file-name verbose dired-get-marked-files
make-local-variable vc-dired-window-configuration
current-window-configuration mapconcat #[(f) "^H^YÂ	!)Ã=^[,D
^[(B^@Ä^[,GE"^[(B [f file vc-state up-to-date "@" ""] 2] ""
vc-next-action-dired nil "dummy" vc-start-entry "Enter a change
comment for the marked files." throw nogo pop-to-buffer
vc-next-action-on-file error "Buffer %s is not associated with a file"
buffer-name] 7)
  vc-next-action(nil)
* call-interactively(vc-next-action)

Re: Getting error when trying to use RCS

[Kai Grossjohann]

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

Re: Getting error when trying to use RCS

[Unknown]

No this means I have a directory named RCS.

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:16:22 +0200, Kai Grossjohann
<kai@emptydomain.de> wrote:

>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
>
>

Re: Getting error when trying to use RCS

[Kai Grossjohann]

Unknown <unknown@unknown.invalid> writes:

> No this means I have a directory named RCS.

Sorry, I misunderstood your message completely.  Brainfart on my part.

Kai

Re: Getting error when trying to use RCS

[Kai Grossjohann]

deash14@cableone.net writes:

> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Running ci...FAILED (status
> 255)")
>   signal(error ("Running ci...FAILED (status 255)"))
>   error("Running %s...FAILED (%s)" "ci" "status 255")
>   vc-do-command(nil 0 "ci"
> "c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java" "-i" "-u1.1" "-t-" nil
> nil)

What happens when you run ci manually?

ci c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java -i -u1.1 -t-

Kai

Re: Getting error when trying to use RCS

[Unknown]

Sorry been busy,

If I run the command you show below I get the following error:

C:\users\Daniel\Programs\RunLog>ci
c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java -i -u1.1 -t-
c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RCS/RunLog.java  <--
c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java
ci: invalid identifier `Daniel'
ci aborted

I can get around that error by specifing the user with the -w option:
as show next:

C:\users\Daniel\Programs\RunLog>ci -wDan
c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog .java -i -u1.1 -t-
c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RCS/RunLog.java  <--
c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java
enter description, terminated with single '.' or end of file:
NOTE: This is NOT the log message!
>> initial file.
>> .
initial revision: 1.1
done
ci: -i option is ignored after pathnames
ci: -u1.1 option is ignored after pathnames
ci: -t- option is ignored after pathnames

I can then co the file:

C:\users\Daniel\Programs\RunLog>co -wDan RunLog.java
RCS/RunLog.java  -->  RunLog.java
revision 1.1
done

but when I try to check it back in I get the following error:

C:\users\Daniel\Programs\RunLog>ci -wDan RunLog.java
RCS/RunLog.java  <--  RunLog.java
ci: invalid identifier `Daniel'
ci aborted

Even if I try to check it in when all teh options you suggest I get
the same error:

C:\users\Daniel\Programs\RunLog>ci -wDan
c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java -i -u1.1 -t-
c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RCS/RunLog.java  <--
c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java
ci: invalid identifier `Daniel'
ci aborted

Thanks for any and all help

Dan


On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 10:49:55 +0200, Kai Grossjohann
<kai@emptydomain.de> wrote:

>deash14@cableone.net writes:
>
>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Running ci...FAILED (status
>> 255)")
>>   signal(error ("Running ci...FAILED (status 255)"))
>>   error("Running %s...FAILED (%s)" "ci" "status 255")
>>   vc-do-command(nil 0 "ci"
>> "c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java" "-i" "-u1.1" "-t-" nil
>> nil)
>
>What happens when you run ci manually?
>
>ci c:/users/Daniel/Programs/RunLog/RunLog.java -i -u1.1 -t-
>
>Kai
>
>