OT: Figuring out CVS

[Jack Coates]

On Fri, 2004-03-05 at 20:06, Andrew wrote:
> Sorry to go off-topic, but I'm quite confused.  I'm trying to use CVS to
> download (subsequently to compile and install) Ximian's Evolution. 
> However, I have no idea how to use CVS and every HOWTO I've found has
> gone into detail about how to use CVS to modify files and to update
> things.  Could someone help me trim the fat and point me to some website
> that would explain the basics about using CVS simply to download the
> source for a program?
> 
> Thanks in advance.

I'd recommend installing Cervisia and letting it help you out. You'll
still need to set your environment variables (any anonymous CVS site
will have a quick howto on this task), but then you can select
repositories and branches from a GUI. It takes getting used to, but it's
not bad at all.
-- 
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