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git-cvsserver - A CVS server emulator for git
-
SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
export CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver
'cvs' -d :ext:user@server/path/repo.git co <HEAD_name>
-
DESCRIPTION
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LIMITATIONS
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-Currently gitcvs only works over ssh connections.
+Currently cvsserver works over SSH connections for read/write clients, and
+over pserver for anonymous CVS access.
+
+CVS clients cannot tag, branch or perform GIT merges.
INSTALLATION
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-1. Put server.pl somewhere useful on the same machine that is hosting your git repos
+
+1. If you are going to offer anonymous CVS access via pserver, add a line in
+ /etc/inetd.conf like
+
+ cvspserver stream tcp nowait nobody git-cvsserver pserver
+
+ Note: In some cases, you need to pass the 'pserver' argument twice for
+ git-cvsserver to see it. So the line would look like
+
+ cvspserver stream tcp nowait nobody git-cvsserver pserver pserver
+
+ No special setup is needed for SSH access, other than having GIT tools
+ in the PATH. If you have clients that do not accept the CVS_SERVER
+ env variable, you can rename git-cvsserver to cvs.
2. For each repo that you want accessible from CVS you need to edit config in
the repo and add the following section.
[gitcvs]
enabled=1
+ # optional for debugging
logfile=/path/to/logfile
- n.b. you need to ensure each user that is going to invoke server.pl has
- write access to the log file.
+ Note: you need to ensure each user that is going to invoke git-cvsserver has
+ write access to the log file and to the git repository. When offering anon
+ access via pserver, this means that the nobody user should have write access
+ to at least the sqlite database at the root of the repository.
+
+3. On the client machine you need to set the following variables.
+ CVSROOT should be set as per normal, but the directory should point at the
+ appropriate git repo. For example:
+
+ For SSH access, CVS_SERVER should be set to git-cvsserver
+
+ Example:
-5. On each client machine you need to set the following variables.
- CVSROOT should be set as per normal, but the directory should point at the
- appropriate git repo.
- CVS_SERVER should be set to the server.pl script that has been put on the
- remote machine.
+ export CVSROOT=:ext:user@server:/var/git/project.git
+ export CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver
+
+4. For SSH clients that will make commits, make sure their .bashrc file
+ sets the GIT_AUTHOR and GIT_COMMITTER variables.
+
+5. Clients should now be able to check out the project. Use the CVS 'module'
+ name to indicate what GIT 'head' you want to check out. Example:
+
+ cvs co -d project-master master
+
+Eclipse CVS Client Notes
+------------------------
+
+To get a checkout with the Eclipse CVS client:
+
+1. Select "Create a new project -> From CVS checkout"
+2. Create a new location. See the notes below for details on how to choose the
+ right protocol.
+3. Browse the 'modules' available. It will give you a list of the heads in
+ the repository. You will not be able to browse the tree from there. Only
+ the heads.
+4. Pick 'HEAD' when it asks what branch/tag to check out. Untick the
+ "launch commit wizard" to avoid committing the .project file.
+
+Protocol notes: If you are using anonymous acces via pserver, just select that.
+Those using SSH access should choose the 'ext' protocol, and configure 'ext'
+access on the Preferences->Team->CVS->ExtConnection pane. Set CVS_SERVER to
+'git-cvsserver'. Not that password support is not good when using 'ext',
+you will definitely want to have SSH keys setup.
+
+Alternatively, you can just use the non-standard extssh protocol that Eclipse
+offer. In that case CVS_SERVER is ignored, and you will have to replace
+the cvs utility on the server with git-cvsserver or manipulate your .bashrc
+so that calling 'cvs' effectively calls git-cvsserver.
+
+Clients known to work
+---------------------
-6. Clients should now be able to check out modules (where modules are the names
- of branches in git).
- $ cvs co -d mylocaldir master
+CVS 1.12.9 on Debian
+CVS 1.11.17 on MacOSX (from Fink package)
+Eclipse 3.0, 3.1.2 on MacOSX (see Eclipse CVS Client Notes)
+TortoiseCVS
Operations supported
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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>.
+Documentation by Martyn Smith <martyn@catalyst.net.nz> and Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>.
GIT
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