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@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@ + CVS Kit + + Copyright (C) 1986-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + + Portions Copyright (C) 1998-2005 Derek Price, + & Ximbiot <http://ximbiot.com>. + Portions Copyright (C) 1993-1994 Brian Berliner. + Portions Copyright (C) 1992 Brian Berliner and Jeff Polk. + Portions Copyright (C) 1989-1992 Brian Berliner. + All Rights Reserved + + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) + any later version. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + GNU General Public License for more details. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Welcome to CVS! + +If you have problems or think you have found a bug in CVS, see the +section BUGS in the CVS manual (also known as Version Management with +CVS by Per Cederqvist et al, or cvs.texinfo--see below for details). + +If you are thinking of submitting changes to CVS, see the +file HACKING. + +Please consult the INSTALL-CVS file for information on tested +configurations. If you have a comment about an already tested +configuration, or have tried CVS on a new configuration, please let us +know as described in INSTALL-CVS. Free software only works if we all help +out. + +Finally, we cannot guarantee that this release will not completely wipe out +all of your work from your system. We do some simple testing before each +release, but you are completely on your own. We recommend testing this +release on a source repository that is not critical to your work. THIS +SOFTWARE IS SUPPLIED COMPLETELY "AS IS". NO WARRANTY.... + +Thanks for your support! + + -The CVS Team + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +What Is CVS? + +CVS is a version control system, which allows you to keep old versions +of files (usually source code), keep a log of who, when, and why +changes occurred, etc., like RCS or SCCS. It handles multiple +developers, multiple directories, triggers to enable/log/control +various operations, and can work over a wide area network. The +following tasks are not included; they can be done in conjunction with +CVS but will tend to require some script-writing and software other +than CVS: bug-tracking, build management (that is, make and make-like +tools), and automated testing. + +And a whole lot more. See the manual for more information. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Notes to people upgrading from a previous release of CVS: + +See the NEWS file for a description of features new in this version. + +See the Compatibility section of the manual for information on +compatibility between CVS versions. The quick summary is that as long +as you not using the optional watch features, there are no +compatibility problems with CVS 1.5 or later. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Installation: + +Please read the INSTALL-CVS file for installation instructions. The brief +summary is: + + $ ./configure + $ make + (run the regression tests, if desired, via `make check') + $ make install + (create a repository if you don't already have one) + +The documentation is in the doc subdirectory. cvs.texinfo is the main +manual; cvs.info* and cvs.ps are the info and postscript versions, +respectively, generated from cvs.texinfo. The postscript version is +for US letter size paper; we do this not because we consider this size +"better" than A4, but because we believe that the US letter version +will print better on A4 paper than the other way around. If you want a +version formatted for A4, add the line @afourpaper near the start of +cvs.texinfo and re-generate cvs.ps using TeX. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +* How do I get up-to-date information and information about other +versions of CVS? + +See also + http://cvs.nongnu.org + http://www.cvsnt.org + +Anyone can add themselves to the following mailing lists: + + bug-cvs: This is the list which users are requested to send bug reports + to. General CVS development and design discussions also tend to take + place on this list. + info-cvs: This list is intended for user questions, including general + help requests. + cvs-announce: CVS release announcements and other major + announcements about the project are sent to this list. + cvs-announce-binaries: Announcements are made to this list + when binaries for various platforms are built and initially + posted for download. + +To subscribe to any of these lists, send mail to <list>-request@nongnu.org +or visit http://savannah.nongnu.org/mail/?group=cvs and follow the instructions +for the list you wish to subscribe to. + +The newsgroup for CVS (and other configuration management systems) is +comp.software.config-mgmt. The gnu.cvs.help newsgroup is a 2-way mirror +of the info-cvs@nongnu.org mailing list and gnu.cvs.bug is similarly a 2-way +mirror of bug-cvs@nongnu.org. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Credits: See the AUTHORS file. |