How Do I Work with CVS? (Magic xpa 4.x)
CVS is an open-source source-control tool. There are a few key pieces of it that you might want to be familiar with. To work with CVS, you need to have:
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A server running the CVSNT Server software. You can download and install the CVSNT Server from http://www.cvsnt.com.
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The CVS Client installed on your development machines. The CVS Client is available with the Magic xpa installation.
To define a version control repository in the CNSNT Server, follow the steps described in How Do I Configure the CVSNT Server?.
To create a new project with version control support, follow the steps described in How Do I Create a Project to Be Managed by Version Control?.
To add version control support to an existing project, follow the steps described in How Do I Add an Existing Project to a Version Control Database?.
Note: On the first connection, you might also need to enter your password in CVS Login screens.
Type in the domain password. (If the server is on your machine, type in your password. Otherwise, type in your server's machine password).
Once a project is in the VC database, no one can make changes to a program unless they check out the program first. If you try to open a program without checking it out, you will get a warning message and it will be opened in read-only mode.
