Code Versioning (CVS)

[Ossa]

Hi there,

not sure if this is the right board, but I guess you can move it if you completely disagree anyway.

OK, so this is about Subversion or CVS or anything else that might get me to the solution I want.

Basically there are 3 of us (or will be when the others get their asses in gear) developing a site. We do not live anywhere near each other. So what I/we want is some form of version control software that gives us a repository as well as the working copy on our Blue Host account. As such, the versioning software must run AS A SERVER. Now, from searching on here, I see that Subversion can (just about) be run as a client or in a local mode on Blue Host boxes. However, running it as a server seems totally out of the question without Blue Host support. CVS on the other hand is installed anyway. I assume therefore that CVS is my best chance.

Now, to me the CVS documentation seems, to put it mildly, somewhat lacking. So I was wondering if anyone has any experience of running CVS on Blue Host as a server... particularly, I want to know if it is even possible (and if so, how). If no-one knows one way or the other, can anyone point me to some simple-to-understand documentation regarding running CVS as a server.

Also, if anyone can point out something that would work as a viable alternative, I'm all ears.

My own experience with CVS has been purely from the client side, so I have no real idea of what I'm doing (I had trouble enough getting Bugzilla installed on our site... and that's web-based).

Many thanks,
Robert

(Incidently, if anyone suddenly pulls a CVS thread out of the air, you can't search the forum for the string "CVS"... apparently it's too short - that's my excuse.)

[Basil]

http://www.bluehostforum.com/showthread.php?t=134
This is a really old topic, but maybe it'll help you out.

[Ossa]

Thanks,

that clarifies it a bit.

For others with the same issue: it seems that Subversion can be installed (see link for details), but cannot be run as a server. The second poster in that thread also notes that CVS is installed, but "while you don't have access to its standalone server, you can use CVS over SSH to do source control." Note that to do this, you must disemminate your main password (as your cPanel password is the same as your SSH password), which is not ideal.

As a whole, that sort of implies to me that I can't do what I want. :(

[terri]

Hi Robert,

We're about to install Bugzilla for our site. Did you run into any pitfalls or things we should know before we proceed with the install? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Terri

[rengolin]

Hi Ossa,

I'm using CVS at bluehost and don't need to set any passwords. If you set-up your SSH key and use CVS over SSH, it will automatically recognises your key and won't ask you for any password. This is very convenient for CVS use.

In doubt, just use the same way you would on Sourceforge and all will be fine.