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[Socbuilder-developer] Developing under Windows

[Bill C. <bi...@vi...>]

Hi.

If you currently develop under Windows rather than Linux, Unix, or Mac, 
I highly recommend checking out the cygwin package from RedHat.  It's a 
Windows development package that comes with lots of Linux goodies.  You 
can find it at:

    http://cygwin.com

I generally install all the packages, except some of the text 
manipulation stuff.  At a minimum, be sure to get cvs and ssh.  To log 
into your sourceforge account using ssh, type:

    ssh -l <your_login> socbuilder.sourceforge.net

You will be asked for your password, and then you'll be put into a 
Unix-like bash shell.  If you don't know how to use this kind of shell, 
well it's never to late to learn!  EdA developers and ASIC designers 
generally find these tools to be very helpful.  Feel free to send me 
mail if you need some tips.

Bill

[Socbuilder-developer] Checking out the CVS code

[Bill C. <bi...@vi...>]

Hi.

There isn't much to check out yet, but here's how it's done:

In a command shell (I use bash), type:

    cvs -d:ext:<your_account>@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/socbuilder 
checkout .

Replace <your_account> with the sourceforge account name you sent me. 
 If you're not familiar with CVS commands yet, I recommend learning 
them.  The commands you're most likely to use are:

    cvs checkout - gets files from CVS
    cvs add - adds files to CVS
    cvs commit - commits changes to CVS

After checking out the code for the first time, you wont need to use the 
-d option anymore.  CVS remembers where to find the files.

Bill