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Hi everyone, I would like to rely on the cvs edit / cvs unedit (or cvs commit) for managing the read-only attributes of files in the working directory. When I committed a couple of files (one add, one update), they came up with a "permissions 666;" indication in the repository (the fine source_xyz.c,v). Other files in the repository are from RCS 5.7, so they are silent about "permissions ...;". The CVS/fileattr file has an entry "Fsource_xyz.c _watched=" as expected, and I set up the $CVSREAD environment variable to some value. (I must admit that I did set $CVSREAD *AFTER* the "permissions 666" came un in the repository, but a subsequent commit to these files didn't change the "permissions value"). I do not have a .cvsrc file (or I didn't find it). When I do a cvs checkout or a cvs update, these two files come up read-write in the working directory. It defeats my purpose of having specified "cvs watch on" for them, isn't it? Can someone provide an explanation? Is there a cvs command or mechanism to update the "permissions 666" in the repository? Incidently, this is a Windows NT local installation, and I got a recent distribution 1.11.1.3 (build 64) which installed nicely. Besides this small nuisance, CVS appears as a very sound solution to the challenges of source code control. Thanks to all who contributed. -- - Thierry Moreau CONNOTECH Experts-conseils inc. 9130 Place de Montgolfier Montreal, Qc H2M 2A1 Tel.: (514)385-5691 Fax: (514)385-5900 e-mail: thierry.moreau at connotech.com