Gene Ballard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, Greetings and salutations!
> I've read through the cvs documentation but I need help > understanding the best way to approach my web project. > > Current Settings > 1. Project - php/mysql shopping system currently running on a > Linux test server. > 2. CVS is loaded on the Linux webserver that runs the php > project. > 3. I have created a Repository on the Linux server in > /usr/local/cvsroot > 4. I have cygwin http://www.cygwin.com/ running CVS on my Win > 2k PC. (friend said this was more stable than the windows gui > for cvs) Maybe, it may depend on which CVS GUI he's referring to (there are several), but I've found the Windows command-line version of CVS to be quite solid. > I'm trying to understand how to setup cvs for my web project > so when we update a file, we can instantly test it through > the web browser. Do we move the website files into the > /usr/local/cvsroot dir and point apache to these files? Or > what's the best way to approach web development with cvs? Check out the loginfo script: http://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.7/cvs_18.html#SEC171 in particular the section "Keeping a checked out copy". > Also, when I "Checkout" a file from the cygwin command line on > my Windows PC, I assume I will navigate to the file using my > favorite editor, save my edits then push the file back to the > server? I've been trying to connect to cvs on the webserver > but it says, "No such file or directory". We'll need a little more information to diagnose this, I think. Can you post the exact command sequence you use, and the exact error message? -- Jim Hyslop Senior Software Designer Leitch Technology International Inc. (<http://www.leitch.com/>) Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal (<http://www.cuj.com/experts>) _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
