Before you can mount a CVS filesystem using generic version control support, you need to install CVS on your system. CVS is not provided with the IDE.
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If you do not have the CVS command-line executable installed on your computer, you can use the built-in CVS client that is available with the IDE. See Mounting a CVS Filesystem for more information. |
To mount a CVS directory with generic VCS support:
If you select external as the server type, you must specify the program you intend to use to access the remote server in an environment variable. To do so, click the Next button to open the Environment pane of the New Generic VCS wizard. Click Insert and type CVS_RSH as the name of the new variable. Then click the Variable Values field and enter the remote shell as the variable.
If you use SSH for an external connection, you must use public key authentication. If you do not, CVS asks for a password with each command you run, but the IDE does not recognize it, and CVS commands hang.
If your repository does not use the standard port (2401), specify a different port number in the Environment pane. Create a variable called CVS_PORT containing the correct port number.
A new CVS filesystem node appears in the Filesystems tab in the Explorer.
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New Generic VCS Wizard Mounting a Directory With Generic VCS Support VCS Command Properties Variables in VCS Commands Calling Version Control Commands |