[noCensorship] Elementary user's guide to using CVS on Windows (for PT updates)
- From: Denis Green <rainman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: nocensorship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 06:56:28 -0800
Friends
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D.G.'s advise to those struggling with CVS on Windows
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I have been struggling with CVS for a long time. It was
beyond me to understand CVS (poor windows user used to
ikons and clicking and never seen command line )
Today I decided to crack CVS and here's what I did
Rule 1/
This may or may not work for you, but if it does not
please ask (preposterous me assuming that there are
others as dumb as I am & unable to use CVS !!)
Rule 1.1/ This is for the most elementary Win 2000 user. If
you are a step ahead or if you aren't a Win 2000 user
please stop here and do not proceed !!
Rule 1.2./ It is also assumed that you are connected to
the net, your machine is on etc. etc. :-))
Rule 1.3./ This help is written with Proxy tools updates
in mind. So you will have to modify this accordingly for
other updates with CVS
Rule 1.4./ I'm aiming at a lowest level user of CVS here.
So if some of the stuff is rudimentary or sounds
condescending, please ignore those portions. don't get
wild with me
Rule 2/ Please Stop trying to understand *how* CVS works. When
you use M$ XL or M$ Word or the thousand other programs
that you use in daily life you hardly try to understand
*how* it works. You just learn *what* to do.
Now Do that (just learn what to do) with CVS as well
........ now starts the help text ......................
Rule 3/ Download CVS Windows version from
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Go to
<http://www.splike.com/cgi-bin/main.pl?target=CVSwindows.html>
and follow the help there
or
*Download as of now from *
<http://ftp.cvshome.org/release/binary/win32/cvs-1-11-9.zip>
(please note that this URL may change with new versions
coming out)
3.1./ Relevant pages also include
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http://www.cvshome.org/ - Home
http://ccvs.cvshome.org/fom/fom.cgi - FAQ
http://ccvs.cvshome.org/fom//cache/31.html - downloads
http://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/ProjectMailingListList
http://ccvs.cvshome.org/fom//cache/85.html
Rule 4/ Install CVS on your machine
:-)
5/ Check that CVS is in your windows path. Else
include CVS in your windows path.
5.1./ If you do not know how to include CVS in your
path please follow instructions at the end of this message
6/ Once you have installed CVS and it is in your
windows path, please go to the directory where you wish
to download proxy tools
(i.e.) open command prompt
- cd yourdir1 (replace yourdir1 with the name of the
directory you wish to place proxytools in
- then type
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/cvsroot/proxytools co
proxyTools
next to the c:\>
7/ The whole stuff should be in one line, next to the
c:\>. If it is truncated here, please type (or cut paste in
1 line)
It is CASE SENSITIVE !!
8/ You should see messages on the screen and
proxyTools should be copied , created on your machine
................. end of main Help !! ....................
Request 1) : Others may freely add to this to make this
more user friendly
Request 2) : Moderators may delete this message if it
really does not belong here
Thanks
DG
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How to set CVS in your path
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5.2./ e.g. : let us assume that you have installed CVS in
c:\yourdir\CVS
(replace yourdir with the real directory name you have
used. If you have installed directly in C:\ please remove
the yourdir function and use only c:\CVS in this help
message)
5.3./ Open command prompt - Click on the windows start
button -> Programs -> Accessories -> command prompt
5.4./ This opens a window like the DOS screens that you
might have thankfully forgotten even since M$ released Win
3.1 in early 90's (that is if you are as old as I am :-))
5.5./ In this DOS window type the following
'path' (without the quotes) and press enter
5.6./ this will output a line like
PATH=C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;
5.7./ Copy this to notepad
5.8./ add the following to the end of the above text (as in
5.6 above) and make a complete line which will look like
PATH=C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;c:\yourdir\CVS
(replace yourdir with the real directory name you have
used. If you have installed directly in C:\ please remove
the yourdir function and use only c:\CVS in this help
message -
PATH=C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;c:\CVS
5.9/ Highlight this string and copy this - type cntrl + c
or Edit -> copy on notepad
5.10/ Move to the command prompt window - DOS like window
and right click the mouse next to the c:\> on the command
prompt window
5.11/ the text
PATH=C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;c:\CVS
will appear in the screen
5.12 press enter
Now CVS should be in your path !!
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