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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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[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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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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