Re: Basic cvs question

[Ralph Winslow]

David Morris wrote:
> 
> I decided to give cvs a try on a programming project I am about ready to
> get started on and thought it easier to start from the beginning with the
> cvs setup. So I installed the cvs package this morning. However, I have
> what must be a very basic FAQ, but I can't find the answer to it in the
> FAQ.
> 
> I think I understand the concept of CVSROOT, but am not sure and don't
> know what to use for it. Especially to start with a completely clean
> canvas. Is it as simple as setting my CVSROOT environment variable and
> starting to use it?

Pretty much.
> 
> Is the CVSROOT path what the debian cvsconfig script wants when it
> asks for the list of repositories? If so, what is a standard value to use
> on a Debian system for the CVSROOT path? And shouldn't that be set as a
> default when someone clueless like me tries to set up the program
> initially?

Yes; the cvsconfig script suggests one that you may over-ride, so, yes
it should and is.
> 
> Thanks for any help I can find. (even if it is a pointer to the right
> place in the FAQ)

I don't know from FAQs, but I use cvs most days, so don't hesitate to
ask.
> 
> David
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Re: Basic cvs question

[Manoj Srivastava]

Hi,

File: cvs.info,  Node: Creating a repository,  Next: Backing up,  Prev: Multipl\
e repositories,  Up: Repository

Creating a repository
=

   To set up a CVS repository, first choose the machine and disk on
which you want to store the revision history of the source files.  CPU
and memory requirements are modest, so most machines should be
adequate.  For details see *Note Server requirements::.

   To estimate disk space requirements, if you are importing RCS files
from another system, the size of those files is the approximate initial
size of your repository, or if you are starting without any version
history, a rule of thumb is to allow for the server approximately three
times the size of the code to be under CVS for the repository (you will
eventually outgrow this, but not for a while).  On the machines on
which the developers will be working, you'll want disk space for
approximately one working directory for each developer (either the
entire tree or a portion of it, depending on what each developer uses).

   The repository should be accessable (directly or via a networked
file system) from all machines which want to use CVS in server or local
mode; the client machines need not have any access to it other than via
the CVS protocol.  It is not possible to use CVS to read from a
repository which one only has read access to; CVS needs to be able to
create lock files (*note Concurrency::.).

   To create a repository, run the `cvs init' command.  It will set up
an empty repository in the CVS root specified in the usual way (*note
Repository::.).  For example,

 cvs -d /usr/local/cvsroot init

   `cvs init' is careful to never overwrite any existing files in the
repository, so no harm is done if you run `cvs init' on an already
set-up repository.

   `cvs init' will enable history logging; if you don't want that,
remove the history file after running `cvs init'.  *Note history file::.


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Basic cvs question

[David Morris]

I decided to give cvs a try on a programming project I am about ready to
get started on and thought it easier to start from the beginning with the
cvs setup. So I installed the cvs package this morning. However, I have
what must be a very basic FAQ, but I can't find the answer to it in the
FAQ.

I think I understand the concept of CVSROOT, but am not sure and don't
know what to use for it. Especially to start with a completely clean
canvas. Is it as simple as setting my CVSROOT environment variable and
starting to use it?

Is the CVSROOT path what the debian cvsconfig script wants when it
asks for the list of repositories? If so, what is a standard value to use
on a Debian system for the CVSROOT path? And shouldn't that be set as a
default when someone clueless like me tries to set up the program
initially?

Thanks for any help I can find. (even if it is a pointer to the right
place in the FAQ)

David

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