MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1
ci(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities ci(1)
Message: cannot change file format of existing RCS file filename
Cause: You attempted to check a text file in as a binary file, or vice versa, and revisions
already existed in the other format.
Action: Check the file in using the existing format.
Message: Cannot find branchpoint rev
Cause: You attempted to check in a branch revision for which there is no branch point.
Action: Make sure that the revision number that you are attempting to create is correct.
If it is, then create the branch revision necessary.
Message: checkin aborted since workfile was not changed.
Cause: During a non-interactive check-in, ci determined that the workfile was identi-
cal to the revision on which it was based. Under these circumstances, does not
check in the file.
Action: If you want the check-in to proceed regardless, specify the –f option.
Message: Date date1 is earlier than date in existing revision rev
Cause: You attempted to check in a file with a date that was earlier the date associated
with the previous revision on the same branch.
Action: Make sure that the date being used to check in the file is more recent than that
of the previous revision.
Message: deltanumber rev too low; must be higher than head_rev
Cause: You specified a revision number rev that was lower than head_rev, the head of
the current branch.
Action: Make sure that the revision number you typed in was correct. If it was, then
check your revision in as a branch from the main trunk.
Message: Error closing input file filename
Cause: The
RCS
file filename is compressed and an error occurred during decompres-
sion.
Action: The file is possibly corrupt. Try again with another copy of the file.
Message: Inconsistent date/time: date
Cause: You specified an argument with the –d option that was not a valid date and
time.
Action: Make sure that the time you entered was correct, and try again.
Message: line too long -- truncated
Cause: You specified a message as an argument to the –m that was longer than the max-
imum length permitted. The message was truncated to this length.
Action: Specify a shorter message.
Message: Missing author for –w option
Cause: You specified the –w option, but did not provide an author as its argument.
Action: Provide the missing author.
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