Question:

I'd like to set up a CVS repository and access it from Eclipse/isCOBOL IDE to use the Team development and project sharing features.
Can you point me in the right direction?

Answer:

Here are the actual commands I ran on Ubuntu Linux:

   sudo apt-get install cvs
   sudo apt-get install xinetd 
   mkdir /usr/local/cvsroot
   chgrp cvsusers /usr/local/cvsroot
   chmod g+w /usr/local/cvsroot
   cvs -d /usr/local/cvsroot init
   export CVSEDITOR=vi
   export CVSROOT=/usr/local/cvsroot

   cvs import test_project initial start

   sudo vi /etc/xinetd.d/cvspserver

   service cvspserver
   {
        port = 2401
        socket_type = stream
        protocol = tcp
        user = root
        wait = no
        type = UNLISTED
        server = /usr/bin/cvs
        server_args = -f --allow-root /usr/local/cvsroot pserver
        disable = no
   }

   sudo /etc/init.d/xinetd stop
   sudo /etc/init.d/xinetd start

On Windows:

   set CVSROOT=:pserver:bagside@bagvapp:/usr/local/cvsroot
   cvs login 
   cvs co test_project

• Open the "CVS Repository Exploring" Perspective
• Right-click and add a new CVS Repository
• Put the following in the Host field:

  :pserver:bagside@bagvapp:/usr/local/cvsroot
  

  and it automatically populates the other fields.

There is a Wikipedia article at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_Versions_System

You can read the pdf version of "Version Management with CVS by Per Cederqvist et al" at http://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/cvs/source/feature/1.12.13/cederqvist-1.12.13.pdf

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