WinCVS

While TortoisCVS is recommended as the GUI interface for Windows machines, users who need to issue CVS commands from the command line or from GoGui can do so using WinCVS 2.0.2-4.

Note: The WinCVS 2.0.2-4 distribution includes 2 setup files: cvsnt_setup.exe and wincvs_setup.exe. For the purposes stated above, it suffices to run just cvsnt_setup.exe, which installs the command line functionality only. Users who want a GUI interface (which, rumor has it, is more powerful than Tortoise but also more complicated to use) should run wincvs_setup.exe instead.

Prerequisites

This procedure assumes that you have already installed:

• Kerberos
• PuTTY

If you have not, please refer to Secure Shell (SSH) for Windows, and install them now.

To install WinCVS:

1. Download the the file from sourceforge.net.

2. Extract all files.

3. Review the note above and decide which setup.exe you wish to use and run it.

4. Locate the directory containing cvs.exe and add it to the PATH variable
   (e.g., C:\Program Files\cvsnt\cvs.exe).

Note: You can also tell GoGui exactly where to find cvs.exe by selecting Options --> utility options... and entering the full path on the line labeled cvs command.

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