How to start CVS on HPUX operartion system.

[Jennifer Lam]

Hello All,
My CVS system model is 9000/785; running HPUX 11i version1. I installed CVS 1.12.11.
- I would like to know that for starting CVS do I need to install any other software, patches or do anything else?
- I would like to know how to configure after installation CVS 1.12.11. - I read on the CVS web for help with a brief summary that
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make install
but I can not run the above commands; I could not find where are they located? I don't see them under /usr/local directory.
I read HP Resource Center forum for help I did try: cp /sbin/init.d/template /sbin/init.d/cvs;
then do manually start /sbin/init.d/cvs start but I see nothing.
Please help me. Thank you very much for support.
Jennifer Lam.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

If you installed the executable (binary) version of cvs then you don't need to run configure. If you are trying to install from source then you first need to make sure that you have installed all the dependencies. In fact, since you don't have make that strongly indicates that you have not installed a development system of any kind (gcc or HP's ANSI/C or aCC).

[Torsten.]

Hi Jennifer,

if you have the code source installed, then you have to compile the source to get "machine readable" code.

Forget about the line

cp /sbin/init.d/template /sbin/init.d/cvs

without doing modification. Delete it again:

rm /sbin/init.d/cvs

Try to download and install the binary version:

http://hpux.asknet.de/hppd/hpux/Development/Tools/cvs-1.12.11/

and be sure to have installed all Run-time dependencies showed on this page.

[Sheriff Andy]

Torstens link is really the simplest way to install CVS. Just use swinstall & it takes all of the pain out of trying to install it manually.

O'Reilly has a book called Essential CVS. It can help you get started. I used pserver method to get connected, not as secure but it makes connections a lot simpler.

Good luck.

[Jennifer Lam]

Hello
I have installed the CVS software (cvs-
1.12.11-hppa-11.11.depot) & following Run-time dependencies:
bison-2.1, flex-2.5.4a, gcc-4.0.2, getty-0.14.5, libiconv-1.10, m4-1.4.3, make-3.80).
I would like to know that anything else do I need to install, how to do configure/to run/to test cvs. I am new for this project, Would you help please.
Thank you for support
best regards,
Jennifer lam

[Sheriff Andy · Accepted solution]

Once again you really need a good book to use as a resource.

How many systems are connecting to your repository? Is it just a local repository?

1st off you need to build the repos (straight from Essential CVS);

$ mkdir /whereever/cvsroot
$ chgrp anthill /whereever/cvsroot
$ chmod g+srwx /whereever/cvsroot
$ cvs -d /whereever/cvsroot init
$ chown -R cvs /whereever/cvsroot

To allow others to use the repos, create a group for CVS users. Also create a user called cvs to own the repository.

Next you need to decide which method you will use to connect to the repository. Here are some examples;
local -> for the local machine
ext -> methods like rsh (such as SSH)
pserver -> built-in password server connection method (this is what we use).

Once again, I recommend getting some book on CVS.

Andy

[Jennifer Lam]

Hi Andy,
Thank you for support, I am ordering Essential CVS book that you recommened; hopefully, I will get it soon.
Best regards,
Jenn.

[Sheriff Andy]

Jenn,

You might see if there are any other books on CVS as well. The O'Reilly book will definately get you started though.

Andy