Setting up CVS

Steps:

1. Download and install CVS (check if your existing installation already has it installed). Here's a nice howto
2. Add these to your bashrc
$ export CVSROOT=/home/cvsroot
$ export EDITOR=/bin/vi

3. Create groups and users
$ groupadd cvs
$ useradd -g cvs -d $CVSROOT cvs

4. Initialize a repository
$ cvs init

This creates a repository in $CVSROOT (here, in /home/cvsroot)

5. Start a project. In your home directory:
$ mkdir mesh
$ cd mesh
$ cvs import -d mesh iitg ver_1_0 #iitg is vendor tag, ver_1_0 is release tag

6. Add directories and files
$ cvs add directory
$ cvs add file
$ cvs commit -m "file added"

Checking out in a remote location:

1. Add these to bashrc
export CVSROOT=:ext:root@172.16.26.45:/home/cvs

root
export CVS_RSH=ssh
export EDITOR=/bin/vi

2. Checkout
$ cvs co mesh/kernel