CVS checkout problems with cvsweb

[Netmanager]

  > Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 04:45:33PM -0700, Netmanager:
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> I've set up RANCID before with no problems, but I'm 
>> setting it up on a new box with the latest OS version 
>>(OS 
>> X 10.4), and it is retrieving configs, but cvsweb gives 
>> the following error when I click the "download" link to 
>> retrive the config.
>> 
>> -------------
>> Error: Unexpected output from cvs co: cvs [checkout 
>> aborted]: Absolute module reference invalid: 
>> `/test/configs/cisco-core-6500-ssl.mycompany.com'
>> Check whether the directory 
>> /opt/local/var/rancid/CVS/CVSROOT exists and the script 
>> has write-access to the CVSROOT/history file if it 
>>exists.
>> The script needs to place lock files in the directory 
>>the 
>> file is in as well.
>> -------------
>> 
>> CVS and CVS/CVSROOT exists, I changed permissions and 
>>file 
>> ownership but nothing.  I'm puzzled that it seems to say 
>> `/test/configs/cisco-core-6500-ssl.mycompany.com' is an 
>> "absolute module reference".  The correct absolute path 
>>is 
>> contained in the html link, pasted here:
>> 
>> http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/test/configs/cisco-core-6500-ssl.mycompany.com?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain
>> 
>> My cvsweb.conf has:
>> 
>> %CVSROOT = (
>>             'Development' => '/opt/local/var/rancid/CVS'
> 
> I dont think you want 'CVS' there.  note, the v 3.0.5 
>has a different format
> for this line; i dont know what you're using or whats 
>most recent.

I was using an older version of cvsweb.  I updated it to 
3.0.5 and the problem vanished.  It looks like I need 
cvsweb 3.x for Apple's latest OS.  Thanks.

Mark