1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY cvs-download-http "https://ccvs.cvshome.org/files/documents/19/152/cvs-&cvs-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY cvs-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY cvs-size "2.7 MB">
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10 | <!ENTITY cvs-buildsize "25.4 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY cvs-time "0.31 SBU">
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12 | ]>
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13 |
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14 | <sect1 id="cvs" xreflabel="CVS-&cvs-version;">
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15 | <?dbhtml filename="cvs.html"?>
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16 | <title>CVS-&cvs-version;</title>
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17 |
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18 | <sect2>
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19 | <title>Introduction to <application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application></title>
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20 |
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21 | <para><application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application> is the Concurrent
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22 | Versioning System. This is a version control system useful for projects
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23 | using a central repository to hold files and then track all changes made to
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24 | those files. These instructions install the client used to manipulate the
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25 | repository, creation of a repository is covered at <xref linkend="cvsserver"/>.
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26 | </para>
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27 |
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28 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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29 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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30 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&cvs-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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31 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&cvs-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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32 | <listitem><para>Download size: &cvs-size;</para></listitem>
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33 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &cvs-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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34 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time: &cvs-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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35 | </sect3>
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36 |
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37 | </sect2>
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38 |
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39 | <sect2>
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40 | <title>Installation of <application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application></title>
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41 |
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42 | <para>Install <application><acronym>cvs</acronym></application> by running the following commands:</para>
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43 |
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44 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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45 | make &&
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46 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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47 |
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48 | </sect2>
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49 |
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50 | <sect2>
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51 | <title>Configuring <application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application></title>
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52 |
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53 | <sect3><title>Config files</title>
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54 | <para><filename>~/.cvsrc</filename>, <filename>~/.cvswrappers</filename></para>
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55 | </sect3>
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56 |
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57 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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58 |
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59 | <para><filename>~/.cvsrc</filename> is the main
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60 | <application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application> configuration file.
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61 | This file is used by users to specify defaults for different <command>cvs
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62 | </command> commands, for example to make all <command>cvs diff</command>
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63 | commands run with <userinput>-u</userinput>, a user would add <userinput>
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64 | diff -u</userinput> to their <filename>.cvsrc</filename> file.</para>
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65 |
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66 | <para><filename>~/.cvswrappers</filename> specifies wrappers to be used in
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67 | addition to those specified in the <filename>CVSROOT/cvswrappers</filename>
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68 | file in the repository.</para>
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69 |
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70 | <para><filename>~/.cvspass</filename> can hold passwords to complete
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71 | logins to servers.</para></sect3>
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72 |
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73 | </sect2>
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74 |
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75 | <sect2>
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76 | <title>Contents</title>
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77 |
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78 | <para>The <application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application> package contains
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79 | <command>cvs</command>, <command>cvsbug</command> and <command>rcs2log</command>.</para>
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80 |
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81 | </sect2>
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82 |
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83 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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84 |
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85 | <sect3><title>cvs</title>
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86 | <para>This is the main program file for the concurrent versioning
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87 | system.</para></sect3>
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88 |
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89 | <sect3><title>cvsbug</title>
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90 | <para>This is used to send problem reports about
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91 | <application><acronym>CVS</acronym></application> to a central
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92 | support site.</para></sect3>
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93 |
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94 | <sect3><title>rcs2log</title>
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95 | <para><acronym>RCS</acronym> to Change Log generator.</para></sect3>
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96 |
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97 | </sect2>
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98 |
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99 | </sect1>
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100 |
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