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RE: [OT ?] *WIN*CVS setup questions
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New Bie 123 |
Subject: |
RE: [OT ?] *WIN*CVS setup questions |
Date: |
Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:23:03 -0700 |
Hi
Thanks for the V quick reply. Really amazing speed from you.
>
>So the CVSROOT is :sserver:address@hidden:/usr/local/cvs
>
That solves the CVS root problem
Next
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In a command
cvs -d:pserver:address@hidden:/cvsroot/freedos login
and
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:address@hidden:/cvsroot/freedos co
modulename
:pserver:address@hidden:/cvsroot/freedos
should be the CVS root
What are the following in the above :
-----------------------------------------------
>>- Path
>>- Host address (IP / DNS name)
TIA
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Arthur Barrett [mailto:address@hidden
>Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:57 AM
>To: New Bie 123; address@hidden
>Subject: RE: [OT ?] *WIN*CVS setup questions
>
>Hi there too!
>
>CVSNT is the default CVS that comes with WinCVS.
>
>You can download the latest installer from:
>http://www.cvsnt.com/
>
>Automatically updating a sandpit is probably best done with the
>command line. eg: from the directory where you have checked out your
>project:
>
>cvs update
>
>That's all there is to it. If you are running windows you can
>automate this with the standard "at" command, on unix you can use
>"cron".
>
>If you want to use cvs to download the cvsnt sources you would use:
>cvs -d :sserver:address@hidden:/usr/local/cvs login
>cvs -d :sserver:address@hidden:/usr/local/cvs co -r CVSNT_2_0_x cvsnt
>..or
>cvs -d :pserver:address@hidden:/usr/local/cvs login
>cvs -d :pserver:address@hidden:/usr/local/cvs co -r CVSNT_2_0_x cvsnt
>
>So the CVSROOT is :sserver:address@hidden:/usr/local/cvs
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Arthur Barrett
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: address@hidden on
>>behalf of New Bie 123
>>Sent: Wed 8/18/2004 4:25 PM
>>To: address@hidden
>>Cc:
>>Subject: [OT ?] *WIN*CVS setup questions
>>
>>Hi List
>>
>>
>>I am new to *Win*CVS. I've tried to subscribe to WinCVS at yahoo
>>groups, but not yet received approval.
>>
>>Hence the post here
>>
>>Hope this isn't totally OT
>>
>>I've used command line CVS for downloading beta releases of some
>>projects like
>>http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=5109
>>http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=52835
>>
>>I wish to setup Win CVS to regularly download changes to these and
>>other projects
>>
>>I understand the concept of CVS and some of the basic commands as
>>explained in
>>http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=14033&group_id=1
>>
>>1) I've visited the following places before asking here
>>http://cvsgui.sourceforge.net/ http://www.wincvs.org/
>>http://www.wincvs.org/faq.html http://www.thathost.com/wincvs-howto/
>>
>>
>>Being news to *Win*CVS, I have the following questions
>>
>>2) What are the WinCVS preferences that I should set up to update /
>>checkout changes to
>>http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=52835
>>
>>3) When I setup Win CVS, what's the recommended CVS Root Data
>>- Path
>>- Host address (IP / DNS name)
>>- Username
>>- CVS root
>>
>>4) Is there a "quick start" for newcommers to WinCVS ?
>>**I could not** find a step by step "quick start" to set up the Win
>>CVS **preferences**
>>
>>
>>any help would be most appreciated
>>Sorry if these questions were repeated earlier
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>
>>........./...............
>>
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