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CVS Settings
When you specify the type of your Version Control Configuration as CVS, the middle section of the Version Control Settings dialog changes to allow you to enter details that are specific to CVS-based configurations.
Access: Project Browser package context menu | Package Control | Version Control Settings: Type: CVS
Use To:
- Define the working copy folder to be used with a CVS based version control configuration
- Specify the path to the CVS command line client
Reference:
Field |
Usage |
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Working Copy Path |
Displays the full path of the folder that contains the local (working) copies of the XMI package files This field is read-only; its value can only be set through use of the associated Select Path button |
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Select Path |
Choose the Working Copy Path, by opening a file browser dialog and navigating through the file system to the appropriate folder |
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This field is read-only; its value is retrieved by Enterprise Architect, from a file named CVS\Root, located in the folder specified by Working Copy Path above |
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CVS Exe Path |
Displays the full path of the CVS command line client executable file This field is read-only; its value can only be set through use of the associated Select Path button |
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Select Path |
Specify the path to the CVS command line client, by opening a file browser dialog and navigating through the file system to locate the appropriate file |
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VC Time-Out Value |
Specify the amount of time that Enterprise Architect waits for a CVS command to complete; if the command does not complete within the allowed time, Enterprise Architect displays a Time-out error message, detailing the command that failed to complete This single time-out value is applied to all Version Control Configurations (of types SVN, TFS and CVS) that the user accesses from this workstation |
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Notes:
- When connecting to a remote CVS repository, the Current User field should display the user name used to log into that repository; if this does not happen, it indicates that Enterprise Architect cannot extract the user name from the file
...\WorkingCopyPath\CVS\Root and the configuration does not work correctly