Re: cvs executes illegal instructions

[Steve Kelem <s_kelem at pacbell dot net>]

CVSEDITOR is not set.
EDITOR is set to "vi".
which vi reports:
/usr/bin/vi
and invoking "vi" works.

Steve

Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> Steve,
>
> When a 'cvs commit' is invoked without the -m option, an editor is started
> to create the message.  Which editor is started is determined (in order of
> priority) by the -e flag, the CVSEDITOR environment variable, the VISUAL
> environment variable, and the EDITOR environment variable.  Please check
> what the values of these varaibles are (if they are set).  In case none of
> these variables are set, cvs invokes the system default editor (i.e.
> 'vi').  Please see whether you have a non-cygwin vi in your path (by
> running 'which vi' or 'bash -c "type -a vi"').
> 	Igor
>
> On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Steve Kelem wrote:
>
>  
> > I'm running cvs 1.11 on Windows 2000, and the latest cygwin inside tcsh
> > 6.11.00.
> > If I run "cvs commit" from tcsh, it runs a bit, and then brings up a popup:
> >
> > 16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
> > The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
> > CS:00cf IP:0514 OP:ff ff 00 00 98 Choose 'Close' to terminate the
> > application.
> >
> > If I click on "Ignore", I get two more popups (clicking on "Ignore" each
> > time),
> > then I get the message:
> > Log message unchanged or not specified
> > a)bort, c)ontinue, e)dit, !)reuse this message unchanged for remaining dirs
> > Action: (continue)
> >
> > So, cvs appears not to like not having a message specified ("-m" flag),
> > but it's a rather rude way of telling me.
> >
> > Steve Kelem
> >    
>  



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