Steve wrote: > > I installed CVS on box 192.168.1.5 > > I wanted this to be my server. > > I then installed CVS on a separate PC 192.168.1.10 > > How can I point to the X.X.X.5 machine? > > I setup the remote repository. I specified a hostname etc. I am not > understanding what I need to do to the server side and client so I can check > out files. > btw: I used nt* as the network protocol on the .5 machine. > > What am I missing. Obviously a lot. Maybe a very simple test I can do for > the server and then for the client to get me started. > > or is there a tutorial online? >
For Normal CVS https://www.cvshome.org/docs/ https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/ https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.19/cvs_2.html#SEC26 > I am extremely brand new to this. I need to get this working so people can > begin checking out code and incorporate this with Eclipse. > Your starting to use Windows words I think, so you might be more interested in CVSNT. if you can run the cvs client on the command line try running cvs --version if it reports CVSNT you are definitely more interested in their variant. http://www.cvsnt.com/cvspro/ http://www.cvsnt.org/wiki/InstallationTips http://www.cvsnt.org/manual/html/ specifically http://www.cvsnt.org/manual/html/Remote-repositories.html They have a mailing list described at: http://www.cvsnt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cvsnt > Please any help is extremely appreciated. Even a book which I can buy is > good. I need a simple step by step guide to get the server and client > working. > > Btw: Do I need to map drives? I really don't want to do this. I have > programmers who cannot map a drive. > Correct, mapping drives (filesystem over network) is a BAD* idea under either CVS. *under all but most careful circumstances, and even there it worries people. -- Todd Denniston Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list Info-cvs@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
