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NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 200703181900) 1.5.0_11; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 1.5.0_11-b03 Windows XP version 5.1 running on x86 en_GB (nb); Cp1252 Steps: 1. Open versioned controlled project. 2. Select project root and invoke "CVS | Change CVS Root..." action from main menu. 3. Enter new CVS Root with trailing slash. All CVS/Root files now contain trailing slash. This should be control and trailing slash should be omitted.
You asked NetBeans to use a CVS root with a trailing slash, and it did so. Performing CVS actions in this configuration still works for me. I'm not sure I understand the issue. In fact, I think it would probably be more of a bug to remove the trailing slash, because that could potentially cause problems with a hypothetical environment which depended upon the trailing slash.
*** Issue 157759 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Aha! In bug 157759, tomakaze explains it: if your CVS server is a Windows system, the trailing slash does cause problems. In that case, I see it as a real issue - but I personally think it should be fixed by detecting a trailing backslash (\) charater only, not a forward slash (/), as trailing forward slashes do not appear to cause issues.