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PPDG web pages and cvs access

The PPDG cvs module is hosted from http://cdcvs.fnal.gov. In order to obtain an account you will need to have a Fermilab visitors ID. This can be obtained without visiting the lab and with the authorization of ppdg-exec@ppdg.net. You want pserver access and should receive a password associated with your cvs account. A WWW interface to the CVS repository at FNAL can be used to see the directory structure of the ppdg-web and hicb modules. Cvs clients can be used to access the repository from Linux or Windows.

Files under the ppdg-web repository are updated on the www.ppdg.net server every hour (5 min. past the hour). Check with ppdg-exec@ppdg.net (Doug or Ruth) about where in the repository new pages should be created.

Help Desk

Support for problems with cvs should be directed to helpdesk@fnal.gov

Linux example

These instructions refer to the "cvsuser" access with ssh and RSA keys mentioned at http://cdcvs.fnal.gov. After you have set up your access to cdcvs.fnal.gov you need to set up your local environment. The following example works on a RH6.2 system with OpenSSH_2.9.9p2.

Create a file called cvs_setup in your home directory. The contents are:

#!/bin/csh -f
# setup things to access the fermi CVS repository

setenv CVSROOT cvsuser@cdcvs.fnal.gov:/cvs/cd
if ( $?SSH_AGENT_PID ) then
kill $SSH_AGENT_PID
unsetenv SSH_AGENT_PID
endif
eval `ssh-agent -c`
ssh-add
setenv CVS_RSH ssh
Before executing any cvs commands, source this file:
source ~/cvs_setup
Agent pid xxxxxx
Enter passphrase for <user>@<hostname>:
Identity added: /home/users/<user>/.ssh/identity (<user>@<hostname>)
Now you should be set up to carry out the normal set of CVS commands

WinCvs example

Install WinCvs and (optionally) Tcl81:

Install the Windows Interface (mandatory):
A Windows interface (WinCvs) to the cvs repository can be downloaded from http://www.cvsgui.org/download.html.

Select "The x86 version 1.2" binary version to download (you do NOT need to download the source code).
Select the highlighted line for WinCvs120.zip and double-click to download. This will come as a zip file "WinCvs120.zip".
Extract and install from the file "WinCvs120.zip". Use all the default installation instructions.

Install Additional Tcl Macros (optional):
Several useful macros, such as "List Files on Server" will be unavailable to you unless you also download and install "tcl81.exe". This is not a mandatory step.

Select and download the file tcl81.exe from the Tcl download site.

After downloading, install Tcl8.1 by double-clicking the file tcl81.exe.

Decide where you want to keep the local copies of your checked out code and create that directory structure. e.g. C:\ppdg-web.
Set the WinCvs Preferences:
Open the WinCvs Preferences panel by selecting Admin->Preferences from the menu.

Update the "General" tab:

Update the "Globals" tab:

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Update the "Ports" tab: No fields should be selected.
Update the "Proxy" tab: No fields should be selected.
Update the WinCvs tab:

Before any cvs file operations can be performed, the user must log in to cvs. Log in to cvs by selecting Admin->Login from the menu. You will be prompted for your password (i.e., your cvsuser password on the cvs repository). You will need to supply your password when you first login.

Useful Documentation

Obtaining write access to a module

ppdg-exec@ppdg.net