The following table describes all of the panels in the Mount CVS wizard. You might be presented with only some of the panels, depending on your system, the connection you choose, and whether there are in any files are in your working directory.
Wizard Panel | Description |
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Working Directory | The working directory is where you keep your personal copies of version-controlled files.
Specify your working directory by typing in its path or clicking Browse to select it
in the file chooser.
If you have not checked out a working directory on to your system, specify a directory you would like to contain your version-controlled files. |
Relative Mount Point | When mounting Java sources in the IDE as part of a CVS filesystem, the
root of your CVS working directory might not correspond to the package root for your
sources. If the CVS root and Java package root do not correspond, set the relative
mount point to your Java package root. This will ensure that your Java sources can
be compiled and otherwise be handled correctly in the IDE.
You can select multiple relative mount points by holding down the Shift key or the Control key while making your selection. A separate CVS filesystem is mounted for each selected relative mount point. If the CVS working directory you are mounting does not contain Java sources or its Java package root corresponds to the CVS root, you can skip this step and proceed to the next panel by clicking Next. |
CVS Connection Method |
This panel is only relevant if you use the IDE's CVS command-line support.
If you plan use the IDE's built-in client, click Next to skip this panel. You can
specify which CVS client to use in the CVS Client panel of this wizard.
If you have selected a working directory that is already connected with a CVS repository, the connection information is automatically filled in for you and you can click Next to move to the next step. If your working directory is not connected to a CVS repository, select a connection method and fill in the information required for the connection type. If you select Local or Server as your connection method, you must have a command-line CVS executable installed on your system. If you select External, you must specify the program you will use to access the remote server. If you use SSH for an external connection, you must use public key authentification. |
Home Directory | Specify a directory where you would like your CVS configuration settings to be saved. This panel only appears on systems where the HOME environment variable is not defined by default (such as Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME). |
CVS Client |
Select the CVS client you want to use.
The CVS Built-in Client module enables you to connect to a CVS repository without having a separate CVS executable on your system. This module supports only password server connections and does not include the import, export, edit, watch, or lock commands. The CVS Command-Line Client Support module provides IDE support for working with a CVS executable that you have installed on your system. If you select the CVS Command-Line Client Support, the CVS Executable
field is activated with the value of If you select the CVS Command-Line Client Support and are running on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME, you need to specify a command shell in the UNIX Shell field. See VCS Support on Windows 95/98/ME. |
CVS Login | If you can not log in due to network or password problems, click the Off-line Mode button. This will enable you to continue to the next page of the wizard without logging in. Setting offline mode also disables automatic refreshing of CVS status for files in the working directory. |
Initial Checkout | If you select this checkbox, the files in the repository will be checked out into your working directory when you click Finish. This option only appears if you have specified a working directory that does not contain files checked out from a CVS repository. |