T4 CVS

(See CVS for a more complete guide.)

CVS - cardio vascular system keeps track of your files on your comput0r

it's easy to use. you need to set it up for a particular transaction like this one:

• %setenv CVSROOT /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/a/r/ardonite/cvs/

this tells the program where to look for files

• %cvs co maslab

this checks out the respository we'll be working with. Then periodically while you are working on the stuff (after saving) you should update the information

• %cvs up

When you make changes that are worthwhile, you need to commit them to the respository, with a small briefing as to what you've done.

• %cvs com HelloWorld.java -m "I fixed a bug with the stuff so it actually remains on the screen"

for example. if you need any other information, ask roger or read more about it with the man pages

• %man cvs

if you want some other system that works with CVS like eclipse, do it yourself. Finally, always check that your latest changes compile before committing them. Also, since we want to be able to store sensitive information, make sure you check it out to a directory that is not world readable. I'm going to be putting the user/password combo for our pute soon for our convenience.