Comments on: CVS on a Mac http://www.peterfriese.de/cvs-on-a-mac/ mobile / model-driven Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Miles Parker http://www.peterfriese.de/cvs-on-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-3066 Miles Parker Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:19:38 +0000 http://www.peterfriese.de/?p=172#comment-3066 Eh, you guys need to remember KISS and YNGNI. ;) Peter stated clearly that his need was to be able to run cvs from the command-line only for the purpose of running local Eclipse based build scripts. He doesn't care about how perfect the installer or version of CVS is, and neither do I. I'm just happy that I found his post while I was waiting for XCode to download. :) 2 minute solution instead of heading down the *nix rabbit hole, thanks! Eh, you guys need to remember KISS and YNGNI. ;) Peter stated clearly that his need was to be able to run cvs from the command-line only for the purpose of running local Eclipse based build scripts. He doesn’t care about how perfect the installer or version of CVS is, and neither do I. I’m just happy that I found his post while I was waiting for XCode to download. :) 2 minute solution instead of heading down the *nix rabbit hole, thanks!

]]> By: Markus Guske http://www.peterfriese.de/cvs-on-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-2844 Markus Guske Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:53:11 +0000 http://www.peterfriese.de/?p=172#comment-2844 Hi, it seems, that you're using your Mac as a development plattform. So it is nevertheless a good idea to install the Developer Tools DVDs. In my opinion, the first step after starting a fresh Mac as a Developer, even if you are not interested in developing for the Mac itself (Cocoa,...). This step is also necessary, if you're using fink source packages, instead of binary ones, GCC comes with the Developer Tools. You also got some other useful stuff like subversion. Your unix environment is more close to be complete with Dev-Tools on board. As Antoine said, MacPorts, seems to be the better choice for adding new unix related tools and apps. I also used fink back in time, but switched to MacPorts (fka DarwinPorts). My experience: MacPorts is better supported. And one of the leads is Jordan K. Hubbard, co-founder of FreeBSD and works at Apple as chief of unix division. I guess the MacPorts team has a close connection to Apple, if they aren't supporting the team anyway. Btw. you can also get GUIs for MacPorts: http://porticus.alittledrop.com/ - free/donationware http://www.codebykevin.com/portauthority.html - costs $24,95 I don't know how good they are, or which one is better. The command line is quite handy: http://guide.macports.org/ ~ Markus Hi,

it seems, that you’re using your Mac as a development plattform.
So it is nevertheless a good idea to install the Developer Tools DVDs. In my opinion, the first step after starting a fresh Mac as a Developer, even if you are not interested in developing for the Mac itself (Cocoa,…).

This step is also necessary, if you’re using fink source packages, instead of binary ones, GCC comes with the Developer Tools.

You also got some other useful stuff like subversion.
Your unix environment is more close to be complete with Dev-Tools on board.

As Antoine said, MacPorts, seems to be the better choice for adding new unix related tools and apps.
I also used fink back in time, but switched to MacPorts (fka DarwinPorts).
My experience: MacPorts is better supported.

And one of the leads is Jordan K. Hubbard, co-founder of FreeBSD and works at Apple as chief of unix division.
I guess the MacPorts team has a close connection to Apple, if they aren’t supporting the team anyway.

Btw. you can also get GUIs for MacPorts:
http://porticus.alittledrop.com/ – free/donationware
http://www.codebykevin.com/portauthority.html – costs $24,95

I don’t know how good they are, or which one is better.
The command line is quite handy: http://guide.macports.org/

~ Markus

]]> By: Antoine Toulme http://www.peterfriese.de/cvs-on-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-2841 Antoine Toulme Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:31:44 +0000 http://www.peterfriese.de/?p=172#comment-2841 If you have a Linux background, MacPorts is more adapted. And it has more available stuff than Fink IIRC. If you have a Linux background, MacPorts is more adapted. And it has more available stuff than Fink IIRC.

]]> By: Simon Zambrovski http://www.peterfriese.de/cvs-on-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-2840 Simon Zambrovski Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:25:32 +0000 http://www.peterfriese.de/?p=172#comment-2840 I would with the pleasure tell you that it is easier on Windows, if it would be completely true... If you just need the <strong>client</strong>, it is really much easier. You just <a href="http://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/cvs/binary/stable/x86-woe/" rel="nofollow">download the binary</a>, unzip and run it. But if you like to run the CVS as a <strong>service</strong> (for a repository), then there are two options: CVS in <a href="http://www.cygwin.com/" rel="nofollow">Cygwin<a> and <a href="http://www.march-hare.com/cvspro/" rel="nofollow">CVS NT</a>. In fact, there is no reason not to switch to <a href="http://subversion.tigris.org/" rel="nofollow">SVN</a>, if you have the choice. The installation of the latter is well documented for all platform in the SVN Book. I would with the pleasure tell you that it is easier on Windows, if it would be completely true…
If you just need the client, it is really much easier. You just download the binary, unzip and run it.
But if you like to run the CVS as a service (for a repository), then there are two options: CVS in Cygwin and CVS NT. In fact, there is no reason not to switch to SVN, if you have the choice. The installation of the latter is well documented for all platform in the SVN Book.

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