CVS...what is it?

[blueline]

I know, I know. I am sure that this is a pretty dumb quesiton...but I just don't know what CVS is or what it stands for. I have been using osC for a couple months now, and have noticed all the folders and discussion....but I am totally clueless. The one thing that I do understand about CVS is that it has something to do with updating to current snapshots...or at least that's what I think it is..

 

Please help.

Thanks,

Chris

[Christian Lescuyer]

CVS is an acronym for Concurrent Version System. It is used to record the history of software modifications.

 

You will find detailed information and tutorials on http://www.cvshome.org/

 

Have a look at the manual first chapter, there's a good explanation.

[blueline]

Thanks a lot. I will go check it out right now.

 

Thanks again,

Chris

[Christian Lescuyer]

If you want to use it with osCommerce, you will find you have just a few simple commands to know.

 

The main command would be:

cvs -q update -PAd

 

And to see what was modified:

cvs diff

[blueline]

Do I physically have to download the software? I know that you can download it from the url listed. If so, is there a doc somewhere that explains how to use CVS in conjunction with osC. Basically something that explains the ins and outs of use without coming from the developer side. I went to the site....but the manual has a lot of info about using it from the creator of the CVS files, but not from the end user.

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Chris

[Christian Lescuyer]

You have first to install a CVS client. There are a number of them on Windows.

http://www.tortoisecvs.org/ seems ok, but I can't recommend any particular one as I'm using a Linux client.

Then you have to checkout the software one time. There are instructions on http://www.oscommerce.com/community.php/cvs

 

After that, I just use

cvs -q update -PAd

and

cvs diff -u

which you can certainly configure in the windows client.

[blueline]

Thanks Christian. I will go check that out tonight.

 

-Chris