Working with Other Version Control Systems
If you want to use a version control system other than CVS with the IDE, you
can do so using the Update Center.
- You can use the Subversion module on the Update Center with the IDE's
built-in CVS system. All of the other Generic VCS modules are incompatible
with the built-in CVS system. Activating those modules disables the
the built-in CVS system.
To activate a different VCS module:
- Choose Tools > Update Center from the main menu to open the Update
Center wizard.
- Select the Development Update Center from the list of those available.
Click Next to initiate the connection.
- In the Select Modules to Install panel, select the VCS module you want to
use. Version information and a module description is displayed
in the pane below.
You can choose from the following modules:
- Subversion
- CVS Profile for Generic VCS
- PVCS Profile for Generic VCS
- Teamware Profile for Generic VCS
- Visual SourceSafe Profile for Generic VCS
- Click the > button
to add the desired modules to the Include in Install panel. Click Next.
- Complete the remaining pages of the wizard to install the module.
The IDE downloads, installs, and activates the specified VCS modules.
Note that the IDE's built-in CVS system is disabled when you activate a
different VCS system.
Notes:
- If you receive the Unable to Connect to the Update Center Server error
message, click OK in the dialog box to close it. Then click the Proxy
Configuration button in the wizard and enter the appropriate proxy host and port number.
After entering the proxy information, click OK to set the values and continue
with your update.
- If you want to use any of the Generic VCS profiles and CVS at the
same time, you must
activate the CVS Profile for Generic VCS module. This is useful when sharing
files with one developer group using CVS and another using VCS, for example.
Note that activating a Generic VCS module will disable the IDE's built-in
CVS system.
- See Also
- Using CVS with the IDE
- Working with CVS
- About CVS
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