how to use cvs [Archive]

ales19

22nd December 2002, 23:01

im trying to get to work on the suorce files directly now, but i cant quite figure out how to make wincvs access the online repository... is there anyone who can help me or at least point out a quick 'n' dirty guide so i can get things set up to DL the sources?
thanks

Nosferatu

23rd December 2002, 03:57

Here's an example based on downloading CVS version of ffmpeg under linux:

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ffmpeg.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ffmpeg login
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ffmpeg.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ffmpeg co ffmpeg/libavcodec

ales19

24th December 2002, 04:19

thanks for the reply, but the thing is i wincvs doesnt download or show anything... on the log window below i see it just enters the "server" and exits immediately...

khp

24th December 2002, 12:57

With wincvs you first have to configure the connection, in admin->preferences, then select admin->login. If you get that part right, you should see something like the following in the log window

cvs login
Logging in to : pserver:anonymous@cvs.mpeg4ip.sourceforge.net:2401/cvsroot/mpeg4ip

*****CVS exited normally with code 0*****

Then you can use the Create->checkout option to download a module from the cvs server.
After you have downloaded the module, you can use the option Modify->commit to commit changes to the server (assuming that you have commit rights), and Modify->update to get updates for modules you have already downloaded.

ales19

30th December 2002, 03:51

ok, i think i got it... ill try it as soon as i have a bit of time.
thanks for the tips :)

ps: one last thing, do i have to enter the module name when i use the checkout option or does wincvs get that (and all the modules in the folder) automaticly?

Schultz

30th December 2002, 05:30

This is just something else.. you might wanna try Tortoise CVS
http://www.tortoisecvs.org/
it integrates right into Windows Shell and alot easier to use then WinCVS IMHO.

khp

31st December 2002, 12:43

Originally posted by ales19
ps: one last thing, do i have to enter the module name when i use the checkout option or does wincvs get that (and all the modules in the folder) automaticly?

You have to tell wincvs which modules you want.

ales19

2nd January 2003, 21:47

Originally posted by Schultz
This is just something else.. you might wanna try Tortoise CVS
http://www.tortoisecvs.org/
it integrates right into Windows Shell and alot easier to use then WinCVS IMHO.

ok, ill give that a try too

again, thanks to both of you for the help :)