Checking out Sloppy Model code from CVS repository in Windows

Here are the steps for connecting to the CVS repository and checking out the current version of the code.
More about CVS commands can be found at the CVS website.

The following commands will create a directory called SloppyModels with all the SerialNetworkCode code inside.

Download and install WinCVS

In WinCVS:
If you are connected through AFS to your CCMR account and have full permission on this repository:

  1. Admin->Preferences->General
    Enter the CVSROOT: N:\common\cvs (where N: is mapped to /afs/msc.cornell.edu)
    Authentication: Local mounted directory
  2. Admin->Preferences->Global
    Uncheck Checkout read-only
  3. Admin->Preferences->Ports
    Verify that nothing is checked in this tab
  4. Create->Checkout module
    Enter the module name and path on the server: SloppyModels/SerialNetworkCode
    Local folder to checkout to: wherever you want the code locally.
Otherwise:
  1. Admin->Preferences->General
    Enter the CVSROOT: :pserver:anonymous@cvs.ccmr.cornell.edu:/usr/common/cvs
    Authentication: "passwd" file on the cvs server
  2. Admin->Preferences->Global
    Uncheck Checkout read-only
  3. Admin->Preferences->Ports
    Verify that nothing is selected in this tab
  4. Admin->Login
    leave the password blank
  5. Create->Checkout module
    Enter the module name and path on the server: SloppyModels/SerialNetworkCode
    Local folder to checkout to: wherever you want the code locally.
Last Modified: October 28, 2003

by Josh Waterfall

James P. Sethna

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