CVS repository commit after copying

Question

We've moved CVS repo to another host by simple 'cp', after that our programmer made changes to this copy. Now I'm trying to do cvs commit, but there is an error:

cvs [commit aborted]: there is no version here; do `cvs checkout' first

How to make the commit in a right way?

Answer 1

First, if you "cp" the repository, you have to re-init the cvs repository, that is made by the following steps:

First delete your CVSROOT:

$rm -rf /path/to/your/repository/CVSROOT

Then you have to re-init your repo:

$cvs -d /path/to/your/repo init

Then checkout the file you're working:

$cvs -d /path/to/your/repo checkout yourModule

Make the changes that you want to do it, and then you can properly commit:

~$cvs -d /path/to/your/repo commit yourModule

Hope it helps.