Setting up CVS on localhost
I've set up CVS on my local machine using the CVS command line tool.
For the purposes of this post let's say I've set up the repository at the
following location:
C:\Software\CVSROOT
I try to import files into the repository, but whatever permutation of
:local:/repository_path I try, the IDE sits there trying to verify the repository
(with a blue bar bouncing back and forth). It never gets to step 2.
Any clues? What am I doing wrong?
# 1
It's just a guess - I haven't tried that myself, but I think that the colon in "C:\" confuses the cvs client. Have you tried not to use the :local: method, but any other - does it work?
# 3
I've made some progress. There is a Netbeans FAQ on setting up on localhost using the CVSNT utility. I followed all the instructions and initialized a new repository using CVSNT.Netbeans now responds, but the response is still that it cannot use the repository.Any help?
# 5
I've tried pserver as per the instructions in the FAQ, but whatever combination of username & cvsroot I use it does not seem to be able to find the repository. Iget a generic message to "check username, password & repository."
# 7
I've tried pserver with multiple combinations. It does not work.
Okay, I'm throwing in the towel on this one. I've concluded that since this is so complicated that it's not worth it. Instead I've switched to using TortoiseSVN which is a Windows GUI client for Subversion (a free & opensource replacement for CVS that improves on many of it's features).
