Appendix�D.�Using CVS with an OpenACS Site

+Appendix�D.�Using CVS with an OpenACS Site

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Appendix�D.�Using CVS with an OpenACS Site

By Joel Aufrecht

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Add the Service to CVS - OPTIONAL.�These steps take an existing OpenACS directory and add +

Add the Service to CVS - OPTIONAL.�These steps take an existing OpenACS directory and add it to a CVS repository.

Create and set permissions on a subdirectory in the local cvs repository.

[root root]# mkdir /cvsroot/service0
-[root root]# chown service0.web /cvsroot/service0
+[root root]# chown service0.service0 /cvsroot/service0
 [root root]#
 mkdir /cvsroot/service0
-chown service0.web /cvsroot/service0

Add the repository location to the user environment.

[root root]# su - service0
+chown service0.service0 /cvsroot/service0

Add the repository location to the user environment. On some systems, you may get better results with .bash_profile instead of .bashrc.

[root root]# su - service0
 [service0 service0]$ emacs .bashrc

Put this string into /home/service0/.bashrc:

export CVSROOT=/cvsroot

[service0 service0]$ exit
 logout
 
@@ -20,34 +20,43 @@
             plus this string,
             i.e.
             /cvsroot/service0.
-            "OpenACS" is the vendor tag, and "" is the
+            "OpenACS" is the vendor tag, and "oacs-5-0-1" is the
             release tag.  These tags will be useful in upgrading and
             branching.  -m sets the version comment.
[root root]# su - service0
-[service0 service0]$ cd /web/service0
-[service0 service0]$ cvs import -m "initial install" service0 OpenACS 
+[service0 service0]$ cd /var/lib/aolserver/service0
+[service0 service0]$ cvs import -m "initial install" service0 OpenACS oacs-5-0-1
 N service0/license.txt
 N service0/readme.txt
 (many lines omitted)
 N service0/www/SYSTEM/flush-memoized-statement.tcl
 
 No conflicts created by this import
 
-[service0 service0]$
+[service0 service0]$ exit
+[root root]#
 su - service0
-cd /web/service0
-cvs import -m "initial install" service0 OpenACS 
Move the original directory to a temporary location, and check out the cvs repository in its place.  If the service starts correctly, come back and remove the temporary copy of the uploaded files.
[service0 service0]$ cd ..
-[service0 web]$ mv service0 service0.orig
-[service0 web]$ cvs checkout service0
+cd /var/lib/aolserver/service0
+cvs import -m "initial install" service0 OpenACS oacs-5-0-1
+exit
Move the original directory to a temporary location, and check out the cvs repository in its place.
[root root]# mv /var/lib/aolserver/service0 /var/tmp
+[root root]# mkdir /var/lib/aolserver/service0
+[root root]# chown service0.service0 /var/lib/aolserver/service0
+[root root]# su - service0
+[service0 service0]$ cd /var/lib/aolserver
+[service0 aolserver]$ cvs checkout service0
 cvs checkout: Updating service0
 U service0/license.txt
 (many lines omitted)
 U service0/www/SYSTEM/dbtest.tcl
 U service0/www/SYSTEM/flush-memoized-statement.tcl
-[service0 web]$ exit
+[service0 aolserver]$ exit
 logout
 
-[root web]#
-cd ..
-mv service0 service0.orig
+[root root]#
+
+mv /var/lib/aolserver/service0 /var/tmp
+mkdir /var/lib/aolserver/service0
+chown service0.service0 /var/lib/aolserver/service0
+su - service0
+cd /var/lib/aolserver
 cvs checkout service0
-exit

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If the service starts correctly, come back and remove the temporary copy of the uploaded files.