What
is CVS?
- Client/server system that controls the Software
revision.
- Vital component of Source Configuration Management
(SCM).
- Keeps track of all the works and changes in a set of
files.
How
CVS works?
- CVS Server Software stores the current version of
Project and it's history.
- With CVS Client, developers connect to server ->
Check Out the files -> Implement the required changes -> Check In
the updated version.
How
to Set Up the CVS Server Repository in local
- Download
CVS Suite 2009 R2 from [ http://march-hare.com/cvspro/ ].
- Installation
of CVS Suite:
Step 1: Login as Administrator [we would be using
Administrators username and Password later for connecting to CVS Server]
and install CVS Suite.
Step 2: Select Server [ Here we gonna install
only the Server Specific components and regarding CVS Client, Eclipse Users
would utilize the CVS Client Eclipse Plugin. While other Users can make use of
Client Components integrated along with this suite. Again repeat We gonna walk
through only CVS Server Installation in this Tutorial]
Step
3: At this moment CVS Server Configuration would run for few minutes. Please
wait for a while.
Step 4: We are done with the CVS
Suite Server Component Installation. Click Finish.
- Navigate Repository Configuration. Click Add.
- Provide the Directory Location which ought to be
treated as the CVS Repository. Hit OK.
- Now time to connect to CVS Local Repository from
Eclipse. Open Eclipse -> Add CVS Repository.
