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> Running Tortoise 1.6.5 (cvsnt 2.0.26) on XP Pro SP1 against a remote > CVSNT 2.0.23 server using sserver protocol. > > This doesn't happen on _any_ other machines around the place using the > same version of Tortoise and the same OS - just mine. I have tried > removing and reinstalling Tortoise including removing any registry > entries relating to Tortoise and CVSNT on the client to no avail. > > For the example I have a module called > 1920-Mk6E+1680-Mk6 with sub directories of Z00-Firmware and > Z01-Bootloader. The Z00-Firmware directory has further subdirectories. > > Doing a checkout and everything's fine. > > If I do a CVS update it gives me question marks on the hidden "CVS" > directories as if they aren't in the repository. i.e. the output is > something like: > > ====== > In C:\Projects\CVS Checkout\1920-Mk6E+1680-Mk6: C:\Program > Files\TortoiseCVS\cvs.exe -q update -d -P > CVSROOT=:sserver:christianh at lunar:2401/EDMI > > ? CVS > ? Z00-Firmware/CVS > ? Z00-Firmware/CKSUMSPL/CVS > ? Z00-Firmware/IEC870/CVS > ? Z00-Firmware/LIBS6/CVS > ? Z00-Firmware/LIBS6E/CVS > ? Z00-Firmware/MapDecoder/CVS > ? Z00-Firmware/S19TOBIN/CVS > ? Z01-Bootloader/CVS > > Success, CVS operation completed > ====== > > It correctly updates things fine if they have changed. It > just displays > the CVS directories as if they we part of the project. > > Any ideas what could cause this? It might be nothing to worry but it's > quite frustrating to see it all the time when doing commits, updates > etc. > I'm going to reply to my own question here. In the "Ignored Files" tab of Tortoise preferences, I had an exclamation mark which I believe should clear when you click OK. However it remains. When I remove the exclamation mark, everything works as I expect. I don't understand what's happening exactly, but I'm happy with the result. CH