source: basicnet/netprogs/cvs.xml@ 17e4e55

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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  <!ENTITY cvs-download-http "https://ccvs.cvshome.org/files/documents/19/191/cvs-&cvs-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY cvs-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY cvs-size          "2.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY cvs-buildsize     "20 MB">
  <!ENTITY cvs-time          "0.31 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="cvs" xreflabel="CVS-&cvs-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="cvs.html"?>
<title>CVS-&cvs-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application></title>

<para><application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application> is the Concurrent 
Versioning System. This is a version control system useful for projects
using a central repository to hold files and then track all changes made to 
those files. These instructions install the client used to manipulate the
repository, creation of a repository is covered at <xref linkend="cvsserver"/>.
</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&cvs-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&cvs-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &cvs-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &cvs-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &cvs-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>CVS</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="gdbm"/>,
<ulink url="http://www.pdc.kth.se/kth-krb/">krb4</ulink>,
<xref linkend="mitkrb"/> or <xref linkend="heimdal"/>,
<xref linkend="gs"/> or <xref linkend="epsgs"/>,
<ulink url="../server/mail.html">MTA</ulink> and
<xref linkend="vim"/>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>cvs</acronym></application> by running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application></title>

<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>~/.cvsrc</filename>, <filename>~/.cvswrappers</filename></para>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<para><filename>~/.cvsrc</filename> is the main
<application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application> configuration file.
This file is used by users to specify defaults for different <command>cvs
</command> commands, for example to make all <command>cvs diff</command> 
commands run with <userinput>-u</userinput>, a user would add <userinput>
diff -u</userinput> to their <filename>.cvsrc</filename> file.</para>

<para><filename>~/.cvswrappers</filename> specifies wrappers to be used in 
addition to those specified in the <filename>CVSROOT/cvswrappers</filename> 
file in the repository.</para>

<para><filename>~/.cvspass</filename> can hold passwords to complete
logins to servers.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application> package contains 
<command>cvs</command>, <command>cvsbug</command> and <command>rcs2log</command>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>cvs</title>
<para>This is the main program file for the concurrent versioning 
system.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>cvsbug</title>
<para>This is used to send problem reports about
<application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application> to a central
support site.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rcs2log</title>
<para><acronym>RCS</acronym> to Change Log generator.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>