CVS stands for "Concurrent Versions System" and the CVS for DXSpider is held at Sourceforge. This means that it is possible to update your DXSpider installation to the latest -sources by using a few simple commands. +sources by using a few simple commands. A graphical interface to CVS for +Windows is explained in the next section.
Please be aware that if you update your system using CVS, it is possible that you could be running code that is very beta and not fully tested. There is @@ -39,12 +43,12 @@ steps which are listed below ... repository. You do this with the command below ...
-cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.DXSpider.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/dxspider login +cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.DXSpider.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/dxspider login
You will get a password prompt. Simply hit return here and your machine should return to a normal linux prompt.
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What happens next depends on whether you have an existing installation that +
What happens next depends on whether you have an existing installation that you want to update with the latest and greatest or whether you just want to see what is there and/or run it on a new machine for testing.
If you are installing Spider from CVS then change directory to /home/sysop @@ -60,8 +64,8 @@ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.DXSpider.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/dxspider co s
Hopefully your screen should show you downloading files. The -z3 simply compresses the download to improve speed. -When this has finished, you will have exactly the same as if you had untarred a full -tarball PLUS some extra directories and files that CVS needs to do the magic that +When this has finished, you will have exactly the same as if you had untarred a full +tarball PLUS some extra directories and files that CVS needs to do the magic that it does.
Now if you are doing a new installation, that's it. Carry on as if you have @@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ in your own time. However, if you attempt to use any new commands or features expect it to be fatal! At least your cluster will have been restarted then so it will be too late to worry about it!
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Now the magic part! From now on when you want to update, simply connect to the +
Now the magic part! From now on when you want to update, simply connect to the Internet and then, as the user sysop ...
@@ -96,12 +100,91 @@ cd /spider
cvs -z3 update -d
and your files will be updated. As above, remember to recompile the "C" client +
and your files will be updated. As above, remember to recompile the "C" client if it has been updated (CVS will tell you) and restart if any of the perl scripts have been altered or added, again, CVS will tell you.
You will find any changes documented in the /spider/Changes file.
+
After the initial setup, an update to your DXSpider software is no more than a couple +of clicks away. This section is intended to explain and illustrate the use of the +WinCVS application to update your DXSpider software. The current stable version of +WinCVS is Ver. 1.2. You can get this software at: +
+http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/cvsgui/WinCvs120.zip
Pick your download mirror and then install WinCVS after the download is complete. +
In this next section I have included a series of links to .jpg files to take advantage of the +picture and 1000 words equivalency. The .jpg files are in the C:\spider\html directory. If +someone using a Linux system is reading this section from boredom, the files are in +/home/sysop/spider/html. One aside, a Linux user can also get a copy of gcvs and do your updates +graphically as opposed to from the command line. The following descriptions are almost identical +between WinCvs and gcvs. The following screen shots have duplicate links, depending upon whether +you are viewing this information under the Windows or Linux operating system. +
When WinCVS is installed, running, and you are connected to the internet, the initial screen looks like: +
If you want, you can also look at these .jpg files with another viewer that might provide some +better clarity to the image. On the left is the directory tree for your hard disk. Notice that +the spider directory has a gray highlight. +
To start configuring WinCVS, click on Admin at the top of the screen and then Preferences. This +should get you: +
In the top line for CVSROOT, enter: +
+
+anonymous@cvs.DXSpider.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/dxspider login
+
+and select +
+
+"passwd" file on the cvs server
+
+for Authentication on the General tab. +
Next, move to the right to the Ports tab. +
In here, check the box on the second line down for the "pserver" port. Enter a port number of 2401. +
Finally, go to the WinCvs tab all the way to the right. +
Enter Notepad as the viewer to open files. For the HOME folder, put "C:\spider" and click OK +because the configuration is now complete. +
You are now ready to upgrade your copy of DXSpider. Click on the greyed Spider folder +shown in the directory tree on the left of the WinCVS display. Two things should happen. The Spider +folder will be selected and the greyed-out arrow located just below the word Query in the top line will +turn to solid green. +
For anyone using gcvs under Linux, the green arrow is located on the extreme left of the display, +under the word File. A gcvs screen looks like: +
Click on the now green arrow to start the download process. An Update Settings box will be displayed +to which you can simply say OK. +
For future reference, the Update Settings box is the place where you can enter information to revert +to a prior version of DXSpider. Information on reverting to a Before Date is contained in the WinCVS +manual. +
After a short period of time, a series of file names will scroll by in the lower pane of the WinCVS +window. Eventually you should see +
+
+*****CVS exited normally with code 0*****
+
+To paraphrase from the CVS section... Now the magic part! From now on when you want to update, simply +connect to the Internet and start WinCVS. +
+
+Click on the greyed-out Spider directory in the left screen
+Click on the green down arrow
+Click OK on the Update Settings dialog box
+Restart your Spider software
+
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