>>>>> "Dave" == Dave Korn <dave.korn@artimi.com> writes: Dave> What version of CVS are you using, and does it speak the "-X" Dave> option (new in 1.12.x)? Dave> http://ximbiot.com/cvs/manual/cvs-1.12.12/cvs_16.html#SEC155 By my reading the -X option requires 1.12 to be running on the server as well. So, I'm just going to do an old-style temporarily-breaking import; I'd rather not mess about without changing the installed cvs. Tom