For a windows GUI, check out Component Software's RCS http://www.componentsoftware.com/Products/RCS/freeware.htm
There's a CVS addon for it if you need to connect remotely to the repository (where the files are stored). But the free RCS trial should give you a good idea of how the whole process works. - Daniel Elmore -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jake Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 2:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Source Control GUI baby... I don't do the command line unless I absolutely have to :) Daniel Elmore wrote: >"Sounds idyllic" Well it's reality for me. Guess it depends on your project >lead. :) > >Jake, yes he is referring to a specific CVS, apparently the one he uses. Do >you want a program that you can run from a command line, or do you want a >GUI? > >- Daniel Elmore > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Jake >Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:26 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Source Control > >OK, I still feel like I'm in over my head. > >Are you referring to a specific program? Is there a server component and >a software component? > >I know about as much as the term CVS...otherwise, I'm a total newbie... > >Jake > >Jack Lavender wrote: > > > >>1. decide on a location say "/opt/CVSROOT" >>2. "export CVSROOT=/opt/CVSROOT" (optional, or you will need to use the -d >>option" >>3. edit /etc/profile and put 2. in it >>4. "cvs init" to initialize the space >>5. go to the directory and do a "cvs import"....you will have to look up >> >> >the > > >>exact syntax rules. >> >>Then to so some location type "cvs update" and pull whatever you named and >>there you have a sandbox. >> >>If you have binary files..pay attention to the extentions and use the -kb >>option......or email me and I will send you my file I use to control most >> >> >of > > >>that without it. >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Jake >>Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:37 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: Source Control >> >>Uh.... ok. Thanks for the help, but I'm still not totally sure what or >>how to actually get started. >> >>Jake >> >>Jack Lavender wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>All the time. >>> >>>Simple rules >>>1. Shell apps are lame. WinCVS mostly works. >>>2. Eclipse Team and Reposity "Perspectives" browsing work great >>>3. Setup the cvsweb.cgi for a nice browser >>>4. Linux version is great. I support many different company's code >>>projects using my servers. >>>5. create a good "wrappers" config file?...the one that tell you to treat >>>as binary vs ascii. >>>6. Binary storage is poor. >>> >>>Jack >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>>Of Jake >>>Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 5:40 PM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: Source Control >>> >>>Does anyone use CVS or other types of source control when developing >>>apps? I'm trying to learn some more about all of this, but I can't >>>figure out the basics well enough to understand where/how to get started! >>> >>>Jake >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------- >>>To post, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To unsubscribe: >>> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >>>To subscribe: >>> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm >>> >>> >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------- >>>To post, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To unsubscribe: >>> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >>>To subscribe: >>> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>---------------------------------------------------------- >>To post, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To unsubscribe: >> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >>To subscribe: >> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm >> >> >> >>---------------------------------------------------------- >>To post, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To unsubscribe: >> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >>To subscribe: >> http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >---------------------------------------------------------- >To post, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >To subscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm > > > >---------------------------------------------------------- >To post, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm >To subscribe: > http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- To post, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm To subscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm ---------------------------------------------------------- To post, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberUnsubscribe.cfm To subscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org/form_MemberRegistration.cfm
