> OK now updated to cvs-1.12.13, which is the latest. > > There is a src RPM for cvs-1.12.13 here, > > ftp://ftp2.starlink.ac.uk/cvs > > it should be generic and build on most RPM based Linux distributions. > > The binaries are for RH9. > > Try a cvs checkout/update now. The error has gone away for me. Thanks Steve, Peter.