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diff --git a/doc/FAQ_CVS b/doc/FAQ_CVS index 36c45f30099..7e60a00e174 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ_CVS +++ b/doc/FAQ_CVS @@ -1,84 +1,66 @@ -<html> -<head> - <title>PostgreSQL: Getting the source via CVS</title> -</head> -<body bgcolor=white text=black link=blue vlink=purple> -<font size="+3">Getting the source via CVS</font> - -<p>If you would like to keep up with the current sources on a regular -basis, you can fetch them from our CVS server and then use CVS to -retrieve updates from time to time. - -<P>To do this you first need a local copy of CVS (Concurrent Version Control -System), which you can get from -<A HREF="http://www.cyclic.com/">http://www.cyclic.com/</A> or -any GNU software archive site. Currently we recommend version 1.9. - -<P>Once you have installed the CVS software, do this: -<PRE> + Getting the source via CVS + + If you would like to keep up with the current sources on a regular + basis, you can fetch them from our CVS server and then use CVS to + retrieve updates from time to time. + + To do this you first need a local copy of CVS (Concurrent Version + Control System), which you can get from http://www.cyclic.com/ or any + GNU software archive site. Currently we recommend version 1.9. + + Once you have installed the CVS software, do this: cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@postgresql.org:/usr/local/cvsroot login -</PRE> -You will be prompted for a password; enter '<tt>postgresql</tt>'. -You should only need to do this once, since the password will be -saved in <tt>.cvspass</tt> in your home directory. -<P>Having logged in, you are ready to fetch the PostgreSQL sources. -Do this: -<PRE> + You will be prompted for a password; enter 'postgresql'. You should + only need to do this once, since the password will be saved in + .cvspass in your home directory. + + Having logged in, you are ready to fetch the PostgreSQL sources. Do + this: cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anoncvs@postgresql.org:/usr/local/cvsroot co -P pgsql -</PRE> -which will install the PostgreSQL sources into a subdirectory <tt>pgsql</tt> -of the directory you are currently in. - -<P>(If you have a fast link to the Internet, you may not need <tt>-z3</tt>, -which instructs CVS to use gzip compression for transferred data. But -on a modem-speed link, it's a very substantial win.) -<P>This initial checkout is a little slower than simply downloading -a <tt>tar.gz</tt> file; expect it to take 40 minutes or so if you -have a 28.8K modem. The advantage of CVS doesn't show up until you -want to update the file set later on. - -<P>Whenever you want to update to the latest CVS sources, <tt>cd</tt> into -the <tt>pgsql</tt> subdirectory, and issue -<PRE> + which will install the PostgreSQL sources into a subdirectory pgsql of + the directory you are currently in. + + (If you have a fast link to the Internet, you may not need -z3, which + instructs CVS to use gzip compression for transferred data. But on a + modem-speed link, it's a very substantial win.) + + This initial checkout is a little slower than simply downloading a + tar.gz file; expect it to take 40 minutes or so if you have a 28.8K + modem. The advantage of CVS doesn't show up until you want to update + the file set later on. + + Whenever you want to update to the latest CVS sources, cd into the + pgsql subdirectory, and issue cvs -z3 update -d -P -</PRE> -This will fetch only the changes since the last time you updated. -You can update in just a couple of minutes, typically, even over -a modem-speed line. - -<P>You can save yourself some typing by making a file <tt>.cvsrc</tt> -in your home directory that contains -<PRE> + This will fetch only the changes since the last time you updated. You + can update in just a couple of minutes, typically, even over a + modem-speed line. + + You can save yourself some typing by making a file .cvsrc in your home + directory that contains cvs -z3 update -d -P -</PRE> -This supplies the <tt>-z3</tt> option to all cvs commands, and the -<tt>-d</tt> and <tt>-P</tt> options to cvs update. Then you just have -to say -<PRE> + This supplies the -z3 option to all cvs commands, and the -d and -P + options to cvs update. Then you just have to say cvs update -</PRE> -to update your files. -<P><strong>CAUTION:</strong> some versions of CVS have a bug that -causes all checked-out files to be stored world-writable in your -directory. If you see that this has happened, you can do something like -<PRE> + to update your files. + + CAUTION: some versions of CVS have a bug that causes all checked-out + files to be stored world-writable in your directory. If you see that + this has happened, you can do something like chmod -R go-w pgsql -</PRE> -to set the permissions properly. This bug is allegedly fixed in the -latest beta version of CVS, 1.9.28 ... but it may have other, less -predictable bugs. - -<P>CVS can do a lot of other things, such as fetching prior revisions -of the PostgreSQL sources rather than the latest development version. -For more info consult the manual that comes with CVS, or see the online -documentation at <A HREF="http://www.cyclic.com/">http://www.cyclic.com/</A>. -</body> -</html> + to set the permissions properly. This bug is allegedly fixed in the + latest beta version of CVS, 1.9.28 ... but it may have other, less + predictable bugs. + + CVS can do a lot of other things, such as fetching prior revisions of + the PostgreSQL sources rather than the latest development version. For + more info consult the manual that comes with CVS, or see the online + documentation at http://www.cyclic.com/. |