D:\temp>fossil status
fossil: not within an open checkout

D:\temp>fossil new test.fsl
project-id: ed8f13da3c1fbc3ec96cf4a9c83baf99cce42aa0
server-id:  28c7ae1a6e61896bd3fea2df8363e32222d108d9
admin-user: a0756885 (no password set yet!)
baseline:   6f6f4fc1cc6e1be5fd5f9ced83bbbcf8faf3e258

D:\temp>fossil open test.fsl

D:\temp>fossil add test.txt

D:\temp>fossil status
repository:   D:/temp/test.fsl
local-root:   D:/temp/
server-code:  28c7ae1a6e61896bd3fea2df8363e32222d108d9
checkout:     6f6f4fc1cc6e1be5fd5f9ced83bbbcf8faf3e258
ADDED    test.txt

D:\temp>del _FOSSIL_ test.fsl

D:\temp>cd ..

D:\>fossil status
fossil: not within an open checkout

D:\>fossil new test.fsl
project-id: de80b12e18e6344ceeb42c556a016230f2adcb63
server-id:  25ed2aedd733425a7b83aea8f29ebc5be257b84e
admin-user: a0756885 (no password set yet!)
baseline:   538b40d8e1ee79432c0675e092cbbefcf0479d46

D:\>fossil open test.fsl

D:\>fossil add test.txt
fossil: file outside of checkout tree: test.txt            << Issue

D:\>fossil status
repository:   D:/test.fsl
local-root:   D://
server-code:  25ed2aedd733425a7b83aea8f29ebc5be257b84e
checkout:     538b40d8e1ee79432c0675e092cbbefcf0479d46

D:\>del _FOSSIL_ test.fsl

drh added on 2008-10-31 13:35:08:
Fixed by check-in 1d280a85aa