[places which call chmod:

fix_rcs_modes
add_rcs_file
login.c (really a whole separate issue from the others)
rename_dbmfile (can just be a fatal error on CHMOD_BROKEN, I'd guess)
rename_rcsfile
RCS_checkout (can just be replaced by xchmod?  Don't think so, at
  least we need to be careful about the x bit on unix)
RCS_checkin (this just kludged around a RCS bug/misfeature, for CVS
  1.9.4 to 1.9.18; now that RCS is gone, not an issue).
patch_file (just like RCS_checkout)

-kingdon]

Return-Path: heinrich@kenn.rnd.stnd.sciatl.com
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 11:47:58 -0500
From: Kenn Heinrich <heinrich@kenn>
To: kingdon@harvey.cyclic.com
Subject: OS/2 Port of CVS 1.9 and chmod problem

Jim,

I have some more info for you about the "cannot chmod()" error.

Thanks for making the non-DLL OS/2 version (cvs-static.exe). I
downloaded it and tried it out, but unfortunately, I get the
same errors as before.

A German fellow posted (cvs-info) about the executable calling
%COMSPEC%, (I am assuming, via the 'C' system() call), and I tried
using this info to track down what was happening.

I wrote a dummy program which shows its args and then makes and logs
the system() call, and pointed COMSPEC to it.  It would appear that
the proper call is being made for the NAMED files during the "cvs init",
i.e. .#modules, .#commitinfo, etc. My log file looks like this:

> printargs  : D:\C\PRINTARGS.EXE /c attrib -r .#modules 
> system call: f:\os2\cmd.exe /c attrib -r .#modules 
> system() returned 0
> printargs  : D:\C\PRINTARGS.EXE /c attrib -r .#loginfo 
> system call: f:\os2\cmd.exe /c attrib -r .#loginfo 
> system() returned 0
	.... you get the idea...
> printargs  : D:\C\PRINTARGS.EXE /c attrib -r .#2454 
> system call: f:\os2\cmd.exe /c attrib -r .#2454 
> system() returned 0
	... a few more NAMED files ...

What is interesting is that there is only ONE numbered file (.#2454)
in the log, but another six "cannot chmod .#1234: Message file..."
errors came out to stderr concurrently, and were not captured by my log.

This leads me to suspect that some of the chmod's in the original
source are NOT BEING REROUTED to your xchmod() OS/2 function. I grep'd
the sources and the "cannot chmod()" error seems to be located in
rename_rcsfile() in mkmodules.c.

BTW I'm running OS/2 Warp v4.0, with LAN TCPIP support and Netware
support installed, as well as NFS. I'm trying to use this locally,
with the repository on my local hard drive, no client/server stuff.

My CVSROOT says:
	CVSROOT=:local:d:\src\master

I also find that I can't run "cvs init" from any other drive than d:
-- I get other messages then.

What does your setup look like? Maybe I have some wierd stuff interfering.

Thanks for listening,

	- Kenn

Kenn Heinrich
Hardware Design Engineer
Scientific Atlanta, Toronto Canada
heinrich@dvs.com
OR kenn.heinrich@sciatl.com