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Dragan Andric wrote: > Hi all, > I'm trying to setup cvsnt pserver on a Windows 2003 box and migrate our > existing cvs repository from a Solaris box. Did you accidentally use WinZIP with it's "automatic crlf conversion" enabled? (it's on by default). That will trash your ,v files. http://www.cvsnt.org/wiki/MoveFromLinux for more information. > The problem is that binary files checked out from a new repository are > corrupted, even though they were correctly added (with -kb) in the original > Unix repository. > I've tried copying module directories from Unix to the new Windows cvsnt > repository with and without original CVSROOT directory. > I've tried modifying cvswrappers file in the new repository adding a few > lines like: *.gif -k 'b' , but when I try to check in the modified > cvswrapper file, I get the following error: > > Checking in cvswrappers; > /web/CVSROOT/cvswrappers,v <-- cvswrappers > new revision: 1.3; previous revision: 1.2 > done > cvs server: Rebuilding administrative file database > cvs server: Unknown expansion option 'P'. That error message has been mentioned on the list, but I don't know if it is significant to your problem. -- Glen Starrett