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RCS file: /cvs/cvsweb/Attic/cvsweb.conf,v
retrieving revision 4.18
retrieving revision 4.19
diff -u -p -r4.18 -r4.19
--- cvsweb/Attic/cvsweb.conf	2019/11/29 14:29:48	4.18
+++ cvsweb/Attic/cvsweb.conf	2019/11/29 14:40:27	4.19
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- perl -*-
-# $Id: cvsweb.conf,v 4.18 2019/11/29 14:29:48 schwarze Exp $
+# $Id: cvsweb.conf,v 4.19 2019/11/29 14:40:27 schwarze Exp $
 # $doc: cvsweb.conf,v 1.38 2006/01/19 19:53:38 ceri
 # $knu: cvsweb.conf,v 1.97 2005/06/19 09:13:50 scop
 #
@@ -425,14 +425,12 @@ $allow_tar = 0;
 # can read and write to CVSROOT/history.
 # FreeBSD's and OpenBSD's cvs(1) has long since supported -R (read only access
 # mode) option, which considerably speeds up checkouts over NFS.  For other
-# platforms, the -R option and the CVSREADONLYFS environment variable are
-# available in cvs >= 1.12.1.  A similar effect is provided by -u on NetBSD.
+# platforms, the -R option is available in cvs >= 1.12.1.
+# A similar effect is provided by -u on NetBSD.
 #
 @cvs_options = qw(-f);
 push @cvs_options, '-R' if ($^O eq 'freebsd' || $^O eq 'openbsd');
 push @cvs_options, '-u' if ($^O eq 'netbsd');
-# Only affects cvs >= 1.12.1, but doesn't hurt older ones.
-$ENV{CVSREADONLYFS} = 1 unless exists($ENV{CVSREADONLYFS});
 
 # Options to pass to the 'cvs annotate' command, usually the normal
 # @cvs_options are good enough here.