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 <h2><font color=#e00000>Anonymous CVS</font><hr></h2>  <h2><font color=#e00000>Anonymous CVS</font><hr></h2>
   
 <h3><font color=#0000e0>What is it?</font></h3>  <h3><font color=#0000e0>What is it?</font></h3>
   
 <p>  <p>
 Anonymous CVS is a method of keeping your local copy of the OpenBSD source  Anonymous CVS is a method of keeping your local copy of the OpenBSD source
 tree up to date with respect to changes made to current OpenBSD sources.  tree up to date with respect to changes made to current OpenBSD sources.
   </p>
   
 <p>  <p>
 The major advantage of Anonymous CVS over other source code update  The major advantage of Anonymous CVS over other source code update
 techniques is that it works directly against a central source code  techniques is that it works directly against a central source code
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 commands available to control merging and updating your changes with  commands available to control merging and updating your changes with
 other source changes and for performing diff's, change histories  other source changes and for performing diff's, change histories
 and other queries against the central repository.  and other queries against the central repository.
   </p>
   
 <p>  <p>
 You can use anoncvs to access our three main source repositories:  The OpenBSD Project currently has three main source repositories:
 <strong>src</strong>, <strong>ports</strong>, and <strong>www</strong>.  </p>
 <p>  
   <ul>
           <li><b>src</b> - Houses all source code for the OpenBSD Operating System.
           <li><b>ports</b> - Houses the <a href="./ports.html">OpenBSD Ports</a>.
           <li><b>www</b> - Houses all OpenBSD web pages. (Including this one).
   </ul>
   
 <h3><font color=#0000e0>CVS:</font></h3>  <h3><font color=#0000e0>CVS:</font></h3>
   
   <p>
 <a href=why-cvs.html>  <a href=why-cvs.html>
 CVS is the source code control system used to manage the OpenBSD source tree.</a>  CVS is the source code control system used to manage the OpenBSD source tree.</a>
 It implements a central repository for all officially released source code  It implements a central repository for all officially released source code
 and changes, while permitting developers to maintain local copies of the  and changes, while permitting developers to maintain local copies of the
 source code with their working changes.  Developers with "write access"  source code with their working changes.  Developers with "<b>write access</b>"
 can commit changes directly to the OpenBSD source tree, while "Anonymous  can commit changes directly to the OpenBSD source tree, while "Anonymous
 CVS" users have "read access" and can keep their local copies of the source  CVS" users have "<b>read access</b>" and can keep their local copies of the source
 up to date and issue queries against the central depository.  up to date and issue queries against the central depository.
   </p>
   
 <p>  <p>
 The major strength of CVS is that it has the ability to perform intelligent  The major strength of CVS is that it has the ability to perform intelligent
 merges of changes to the central repository with changes that you make to  merges of changes to the central repository with changes that you make to
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 perform an update, your changes are not "blown away", rather CVS makes  perform an update, your changes are not "blown away", rather CVS makes
 best efforts to merge the changes made to the central sources with changes  best efforts to merge the changes made to the central sources with changes
 you've made to your local copy.  you've made to your local copy.
   </p>
   
 <p>  <p>
 In the event that the changes can't be completely merged, CVS provides a  In the event that the changes can't be completely merged, CVS provides a
 "soft fallback", in terms of providing you with annotated changes to your  "soft fallback", in terms of providing you with annotated changes to your
 local copy, preserving an unmodified copy of your version and continuing  local copy, preserving an unmodified copy of your version and continuing
 to update any other source modules you requested.  to update any other source modules you requested.
   </p>
   
 <p>  <p>
 People who own an OpenBSD CD may have seen the CVS/ dirs on it.  People who own an OpenBSD CD may have seen the <i>CVS/</i> dirs on it.
 Actually there is a reason, the CD has a checkout of the OpenBSD src/ module  Actually there is a reason, the CD has a checkout of the OpenBSD <b>src</b> module
 usable to continue updating from.  Using this tree will result in a much  usable to continue updating from.  Using this tree will result in a much
 faster initial CVS update than a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD  faster initial CVS update than a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD
 source tree.  There are two ways of using the CD:  source tree.  There are two ways of using the CD:
   </p>
   
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>copy the tree off it, (assuming the CD is mounted on /mnt):  <li>To copy the CVS tree from the CD to <i>/usr/src</i> (assuming the CD is mounted on /mnt):
 <pre>  <pre>
         <b>#</b> cd /mnt; pax -rw CVS Makefile [a-z]* /usr/src          # <b>cd /mnt; pax -rw CVS Makefile [a-z]* /usr/src</b>
 </pre>  </pre>
 <li>or use a union mount with the CD below a writable directory.  <li>Use a union mount with the CD below a writable directory. (This can be used when only compiling from the tree.)
 <pre>  <pre>
         <b>#</b> mount -t union -o -b /mnt /usr/src          # <b>mount -t union -o -b /mnt /usr/src</b>
 </pre>  </pre>
 </ul>  </ul>
 After this, /usr/src will be a nice checkout area where all cvs(1) commands  After this, <i>/usr/src</i> will be a nice checkout area where all <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cvs&sektion=1&format=html">cvs(1)</a> commands will work OK.
 will work OK.  
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 <h4>CVS COMMAND SUMMARY</h4>  <h4>CVS COMMAND SUMMARY</h4>
 <dt> cvs [cvs args] [cvs command] [cvs command args]  <dt> cvs [cvs args] [cvs command] [cvs command args]
 <dd> below is a listing of commonly used cvs commands.  <dd> below is a listing of commonly used cvs commands.
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 <dt>update  <dt>update
 <DD>Bring your working directory up to date with the repository.  <DD>Bring your working directory up to date with the repository.
 </dl>  </dl>
   
 <p>  <p>
 To summarize, the real strength of using Anonymous CVS is that it is  To summarize, the real strength of using Anonymous CVS is that it is
 a "tolerant" source code control system - it <strong>respects</strong>  a "tolerant" source code control system - it <strong>respects</strong>
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