Checkout Panel

The Checkout Panel is what you use to checkout a project from a CVS Server. Checkout is the only way to create a local working directory, or project in jCVS terminology.

Access Method and Login

Like all of the panels that allow you to access the CVS server, the top of the panel describes the access and login information. This common access and login input area determines how you access the server. You will need to get the information from the CVS system administrator.

Checkout Parameters

The checkout command requires a number of parameters to properly check out the source that you require. These parameters are specified in the text fields below the login area. These fields are detailed in the following table.
Name Description
CVS Module This is the path name that identifies the CVS module that you wish to checkout from the server. This can be either a module alias, or a pathname to an actual module.
CVS Server This is the hostname of the CVS server.
CVS Repository This is the full path name of the repository you wish to access. The path is the root of the cvs repository.
Checkout Directory This is the full pathname of the local checkout directory. The checked out files will be written to this directory. If the directory does not exist, it will be created after you confirm.
Arguments Place any arguments for the CVS checkout command in this field. For instance, if you wish to checkout a specific revision, you would place the '-r rev' option in this field.