Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/using-cvs-with-openacs.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/Attic/using-cvs-with-openacs.html,v diff -u -r1.1.2.3 -r1.1.2.4 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/using-cvs-with-openacs.html 27 Nov 2004 01:32:50 -0000 1.1.2.3 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/using-cvs-with-openacs.html 10 Jan 2005 01:44:32 -0000 1.1.2.4 @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ -Using CVS with OpenACSUsing CVS with OpenACS

Using CVS with OpenACS

Getting Started

All OpenACS code is available anonymously. To get code anonymously, use the parameter -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot immediately after cvs in a cvs command to check out or export code. @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ cd CVSROOT emacs avail

Add an avail line of the form:

avail|username|openacs-4
cvs commit -m "added commit on X for username" avail

Checkout for Package Development

If you are actively developing a non-core package, you + User yournamehere

into your ~/.ssh/config file, then you can use -d :ext:cvs-server:/cvsroot instead of -d :ext:cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot. You can then change the definition of cvs-server by changing one file instead of editing hundreds of CVSROOT/Repository files.

Checkout for Package Development

If you are actively developing a non-core package, you should work from the latest core release branch. Currently this is oacs-5-1. This ensures that you are working on top of a stable OpenACS core, but still allows you to commit feature @@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ Inventory and Package maintainers and status for a list of available packages and their current state. -

Checkout for Core Development

If you are actively developing packages in the OpenACS +

Checkout for Core Development

If you are actively developing packages in the OpenACS Core, work from the HEAD branch. HEAD is used for active development of the next version of core OpenACS. It may be very buggy; it may not even install correctly. Do not use this branch for development of non-core features unless your work depends on some of the HEAD core work. To check out HEAD, omit the - -r tag.

To check out HEAD for development, which requires an OpenACS developer account:

cvs -d:ext:cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot checkout acs-core

To check out HEAD anonymously:

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot checkout acs-core

Checkout .LRN

+ -r tag.

To check out HEAD for development, which requires an OpenACS developer account:

cvs -d:ext:cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot checkout acs-core

To check out HEAD anonymously:

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot checkout acs-core

Checkout .LRN

.LRN consists of a given version openacs core, plus a set of packages. These are collectively packages together to form a distrubution of .LRN. F .LRN 2.0.0 sits on top of OpenACS 5.0.0. @@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ mv dotlrn/install.xml ..

Working with CVS

Once you have a checkout you can use some commands to track what has changed since you checked out your copy. cvs -n update does not change any files, but reports which changes have been updated or locally modified, or are not present in CVS. -

To update your files, use cvs update. This will merge changes from the repository with your local files. It has no effect on the cvs.openacs.org repository.