CVS

Windows Quick Tutorial

• Install TortoiseCVS
• Install PuTTY, and PuTTY passphrase cache ageant (Pageant).
  • Configure CVS host address, proxy, etc. in PuTTY
• Launch Pageant.
• In explorer, right click on any folder where you want to checkout a CVS Module, and select CVS Checkout...
• Enters the CVSROOT. See example below:

:ext:daemenj@noekeon.org-noproxy:/opt/www/daemenj/web/private/repository

• Or alternatively build the CVSROOT by specifying each sub-parts:
  • Protocol: Secure shell (:ext:)
  • Server: noekeon.org-noproxy
  • Repository folder: /opt/www/daemenj/web/private/repository
  • User name: daemenj
• Click on Fetch List..., and select the Module to checkout in the dropdown list.
• Click OK.

Later, to change the server settings (eg. to switch betweeen PuTTY server configuration with proxy or without proxy):

• Go in CVS hidden folder, and edit file Root.

To select a different branch to check-out:

• At initial checkout, go to pane Revision.
• For a module already checked-out, in explorer, right-click on Module's folder, and select CVS → Update special...

Cervisia

Cervisia is KDE front-end for CVS.

SSH Troubleshooting

• Cervia keeps asking the SSH passphrase
  • One need to install package ssh-askpass (or ssh-askpass-gnome) to allow caching of ssh passphrase during a Cervisia session.
  • Check that the remote host is in the list of ~/.ssh/known_hosts. If not, open a shell terminal, and connects to remote host with ssh to add it.