Placing Project Metadata Under Version Control

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The IDE's CVS support enables developer groups to synchronize project-specific metadata as well as the source files that make up their applications. Using CVS, you can place project metadata, such as project properties files and Ant build scripts, under version control.

IDE Project Metadata Files

Depending on project type, the IDE generates different metadata files and stores them in the nbproject directory.

The types of project metadata files in the IDE include:

To place an IDE project under version control:

  1. In the Projects window, right-click your project's node and choose Clean Project to delete the build and dist directories.
  2. In the Projects window, add the project to the repository by right-clicking the project's topmost node, and choosing CVS > Import into Repository.
  3. In the Import Project wizard, specify the location of the CVS repository as defined by the CVS root. Click Next.
  4. Specify the local project folder to import into the CVS repository.
  5. Enter a message describing your changes to the repository in the Import Message field.
  6. Select the repository folder into which you want to import the project folder.
  7. If you want to work on the versioned copies of the files once they have been added to the repository, select Checkout After Import.
  8. Click Finish.

    The IDE uploads the project files to the repository and the Ouput window opens to display the progress.

See Also
Using CVS with the IDE
Working with CVS
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