Re: [Sdcc-user] sdcc sources .... How to use WinCVS

[Michael S. <msc...@ba...>]

Dafni & Robert Berger schrieb:
> Here is how I use WinCVS and I am able to checkout und update SDCC through
> it.
> 
> Yes, there is a problem win WinCVS. I am using 1.1.b8.

i played that game too.

> The "standard" login and checkout stuff is not working, so you should use
> the command line.

It is true no chance to login with the wincvs stuff.

> To log in:
> cvs -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/sdcc login

haven't tried that one. you mean dos-box command like above and then
start wincvs ?

> WinCVS should log in now and report no error.

> Then comes the painful stuff witch checking out the whole stuff. This can be
> made faster when you enable compression:
> cvs -z9-d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/sdcc co sdcc

yes compression is very important, i have used -z5 but -z9 ? i will try
that. does anybody have the docs explaining the -z command ?

> (my CVS folder is approx. 8 MB - am I missing something ?)

when did you do your last update ?

the whole src as a single zip file is >10MB at the moment. 

> Don't forget to check create missing directories that exist in the
> repository in the update settings, because otherwise you will miss them when
> someone puts new directories in SDCC.

ahhh, that is the point ! so wincvs is just looking better than doscvs ?
but not more reliable ?
but that all is the opposite of that what you mentioned at the
beginning...

> Here is how I use WinCVS and I am able to checkout und update SDCC through
> it.

... you need dos cvs to login and to get the files. so wincvs is nothing
more than a browser / explorer. and that is exactly what i thing about
wincvs and why i use dos-cvs.

but nevertheless thanks. one day i will find a solution how to update
the sources reliable, regardless how.

Michael Schmitt