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git-cvsserver(1)
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NAME
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git-cvsserver - A CVS server emulator for git
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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[verse]
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export CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver
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'cvs' -d :ext:user@server/path/repo.git co <HEAD_name>
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DESCRIPTION
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This application is a CVS emulation layer for git.
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It is highly functional. However, not all methods are implemented,
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and for those methods that are implemented,
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not all switches are implemented.
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Testing has been done using both the CLI CVS client, and the Eclipse CVS
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plugin. Most functionality works fine with both of these clients.
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LIMITATIONS
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Currently gitcvs only works over ssh connections.
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INSTALLATION
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1. Put server.pl somewhere useful on the same machine that is hosting your git repos
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2. For each repo that you want accessible from CVS you need to edit config in
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the repo and add the following section.
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[gitcvs]
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enabled=1
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logfile=/path/to/logfile
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n.b. you need to ensure each user that is going to invoke server.pl has
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write access to the log file.
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5. On each client machine you need to set the following variables.
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CVSROOT should be set as per normal, but the directory should point at the
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appropriate git repo.
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CVS_SERVER should be set to the server.pl script that has been put on the
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remote machine.
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6. Clients should now be able to check out modules (where modules are the names
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of branches in git).
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$ cvs co -d mylocaldir master
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Eclipse CVS Client Notes
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To get a checkout with the Eclipse CVS client:
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1. Create a new project from CVS checkout, giving it repository and module
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2. Context Menu->Team->Share Project...
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3. Enter the repository and module information again and click Finish
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4. The Synchronize view appears. Untick "launch commit wizard" to avoid
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committing the .project file, and select HEAD as the tag to synchronize to.
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Update all incoming changes.
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Note that most versions of Eclipse ignore CVS_SERVER (which you can set in
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the Preferences->Team->CVS->ExtConnection pane), so you may have to
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rename, alias or symlink git-cvsserver to 'cvs' on the server.
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Clients known to work
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CVS 1.12.9 on Debian
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CVS 1.11.17 on MacOSX (from Fink package)
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Eclipse 3.0, 3.1.2 on MacOSX (see Eclipse CVS Client Notes)
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TortoiseCVS
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Operations supported
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All the operations required for normal use are supported, including
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checkout, diff, status, update, log, add, remove, commit.
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Legacy monitoring operations are not supported (edit, watch and related).
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Exports and tagging (tags and branches) are not supported at this stage.
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The server will set the -k mode to binary when relevant. In proper GIT
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tradition, the contents of the files are always respected.
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No keyword expansion or newline munging is supported.
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Dependencies
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git-cvsserver depends on DBD::SQLite.
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Copyright and Authors
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This program is copyright The Open University UK - 2006.
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Authors: Martyn Smith <martyn@catalyst.net.nz>
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Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>
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with ideas and patches from participants of the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
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Documentation
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Documentation by Martyn Smith <martyn@catalyst.net.nz> and Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>.
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GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
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