Mounting a CVS Directory With Generic VCS Support

Before you can mount a CVS filesystem using generic version control support, you need to install CVS on your system. CVS is not provided with the IDE. If you do not have the CVS command-line executable, you can use the built-in CVS client.

  1. Choose Versioning and choose Mount Version Control and choose Generic VCS from the main window.
  2. In the Version Control System Profile combo box, choose the CVS configuration for your platform or for the platform most closely matching yours.
  3. In the Working Directory field, type or browse to the directory where you would like to store local files. If your working directory is already hooked up to the repository, the rest of the information on this panel is filled in for you.
  4. If your package root and your CVS root are not the same, type or browse to the package root in the Relative Mount Point field. For more information about setting a relative mount point, see Setting a Relative Mount Point.
  5. Enter the repository server type in the CVS Server Type field. You can choose from local, server, external, and pserver.

    If you choose external, you must specify the program you will use to access the remote server. To do so, click Next to the Environment panel of the wizard. Click Insert and enter CVS_RSH as the name of the new variable. Then click the Variable Values field and enter the remote shell as the variable. If you use SSH for an external connection, you must use public key authentication.

  6. Enter the repository server name and your user name.
  7. Enter the location of the repository. If the repository is on a local or mapped computer, you can browse to it by clicking the Browse button.
  8. Specify the path to your CVS executable in the CVS Executable field. If your system path includes the directory containing the CVS executable, this field is already filled in for you. If your system path does not include the CVS executable, click Browse to navigate to the CVS executable.
  9. If you want to configure advanced options or environment variables, click the Next button to the Advanced Options and Environment Variables panels of the wizard.
  10. Click Finish to exit the New Generic VCS wizard and mount the filesystem.
See also
New Generic VCS Wizard
Mounting a Directory With Generic VCS Support
Mounting a CVS Filesystem
Mounting a PVCS Directory
VCS Command Properties
Variables in VCS Commands
Calling Version Control Commands

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