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Sourceforge FAQ
Q: Exactly what CVS client should I download / How do I do it?A: From the linked page http://www.cvshome.org/downloads.html, click on "Win32". This downloads a .ZIP file; inside the .ZIP file is a single executable. That IS the program. No big fancy installers, just a single .exe. Simply put that anywhere (I reccomend in the same directory as putty, since that's added to the Path during setup anyway).If you run cvs.exe by double clicking on it, a DOS window will open quickly & close; that's because CVS has a Command Line Interface (CLI). Open up a command window by going to start->Run..., and enter "cmd" if you're in 2k/XP, or "command" for 98.If you still have questions regarding the CVS download & install, please post a message in the CWRUser Help Forum.Q: When I try checking out a CVS project, it says, cvs checkout: warning: unrecognized response `username@cvs.cwruser.sourceforge.n' from cvs server over and over again.A: This happens when your public key encryption isn't set up correctly, and it's trying to ask you for your password (which it can't really do). This can be caused by 1 of 2 things:
Q: When I try checking out a CVS project, it says "unrecognized request `ponses ok error Valid-requests C hecked-in New-entry Checksum Copy-file Updated Created blah blah blah blah blah lots of random crap", and I've already verified that my public key is set up correctly.A: This means that the CVS server's key hasn't been cached. Putty (which is indirectly called via plink.exe) tries to ask if you want to cache the key, and that makes CVS puke.Use Putty to open an ssh connection to "cvs.sourceforge.net". It'll ask if you want to cache the server's key; hit "Yes". If you have your public key set up correctly, the window will say something and then close. Otherwise, you'll put in your password and it'll close. CVS should now work (or at the bare minimum not have the same problem).Q: How do I edit environment variables?A: The exact instructinos depends on what OS you're running, although they're all similar.
Q: Every group has a forum and a mailing list. Why?A: Sourceforge was organized with the following intentions: Mailing list: For discussion of ideas within the group.Documentation System: For information from the group to everyone Forum: For others to communicate with the group. So when the core team is working out their standardized communications sytem, they'll use their mailing list (the "cwruser-core" list). When they want to let eveyone know what the standardized system is, they use the documentation system. When non-cure people want to give feedback or ask questions about it, they use the "core" forum. Q: When I try checking out a CVS project, I get "cvs [checkout aborted]: Connection to server failed".A: Two possibilities:
Q: How do I add documentation to the Sourceforge site?A: https://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=13353&group_id=62605. A doc for howto display docs...ph33l the ir0ny.If you want more questions here...then ask 'em in the forum! | |