There is a bug in the file pcl-cvs.el. In the function cvs-run-process, if the variable cvs-cvsroot is defined, an error is generated (Malformed list: (? \ -?d. / tmp)). This error was caused by a lisp code error. Following lines (in the functioncvs-run-process): ;; Generate the command line (setq args (append (if cvs-cvsroot (append "-d" cvs-cvsroot)) pre-args (list cvs-command) post-args)) must be rewritten in: ;; Generate the command line (setq args (append (if cvs-cvsroot (list "-d" cvs-cvsroot)) pre-args (list cvs-command) post-args)) In attachement the patch for pcl-cvs.el Best regards, yves. -- \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( ＠ ＠ ) *-----------------------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo----------------------------* | Yves BLUSSEAU | E-Mail: blusseau(a)pharmacie.unicaen.fr | | | Home Page: http://www.pharmacie.unicaen.fr/blusseau | | | ICQ: 7761321 | | | PGP Key: send me an E-Mail with SEND PGP KEYS | | | as Subject | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | For automated information on various subjects, send an e-mail to my | | E-Mail address with SEND HELP on the Subject line. | *-------------------------------------Oooo.----------------------------* .oooO ( ) ( ) ) / \ ( (_/ \_) --- lisp/pcl-cvs/pcl-cvs.el~ Wed Dec 9 21:35:37 1998 +++ lisp/pcl-cvs/pcl-cvs.el Mon Jun 14 09:59:32 1999 ＠＠ -1310,7 +1310,7 ＠＠ (eq (process-status cvs-process-running) 'stop))) (error "Can not (yet) run two cvs processes simultaneously.")) ;; Generate the command line - (setq args (append (if cvs-cvsroot (append "-d" cvs-cvsroot)) + (setq args (append (if cvs-cvsroot (list "-d" cvs-cvsroot)) pre-args (list cvs-command) post-args)) --- lisp/pcl-cvs/ChangeLog.old Wed Jun 16 10:49:17 1999 +++ lisp/pcl-cvs/ChangeLog Wed Jun 16 10:52:30 1999 ＠＠ -1,3 +1,8 ＠＠ +1999-06-16 Yves BLUSSEAU <blusseau(a)pharmacie.unicaen.fr&gt; + + * pcl-cvs.el (cvs-run-process): bugfix about an error that is + generated if the variable cvs-cvsroot is defined. + 1998-11-17 Greg Klanderman <greg(a)alphatech.com&gt; * pcl-cvs.el (cvs-retrieve-revision-to-tmpfile): bugfix for remote