cvs executes illegal instructions

[Steve Kelem]

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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