MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

rcs(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities rcs(1)
Message: Can’t find delta for revision rev
Cause: The rcs command could not find the edit script for the revision rev.
Action: The RCS file is corrupt. Find a revision that is not corrupted and rebuild from
there.
Message: Can’t lock an empty tree
Cause: You attempted to use the –l option to lock an
RCS file that does not contain any
revisions.
Action: None. Until an initial revision is created, no locks are possible.
Message: Can’t lock nonexisting revision rev
Cause: You tried to use the –l option to lock a revision that does not exist.
Action: Make sure that the revision you specified is correct, and try again.
Message: Can’t open temporary file filename: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: Can’t remove a nonexistent accessor username
Cause: You attempted to use the –e option to remove username from a RCS file’s
access list, but username was not on the list.
Action: Make sure that the user name and the
RCS file name provided are both correct.
Message: Can’t remove branch point rev
Cause: You attempted to remove revision rev, but that revision is the root of a branch,
and rcs will not remove branch points.
Action: Remove the entire branch first, then remove the branch point.
Message: Can’t remove locked revision rev
Cause: You attempted to use the –o option to remove a locked revision. rcs will not
remove locked revisions.
Action: If the revision requested is correct, then talk to the holder of the lock, or break
the lock.
Message: Can’t set mode of rcsfile: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: Can’t set state of nonexisting revision rev to state
Cause: You tried to use the –s option to set the state of a revision that does not exist.
Action: Make sure that the revision you specified is correct, and try again.
Message: Can’t unlock an empty tree
Cause: You attempted to use the –u option to unlock an
RCS file that does not contain
any revisions.
Action: None. Until an initial revision is created, no locks are possible.
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