Re: How to use CVS from Eclipse without SSH?

John wrote:

> In Eclipse I have to have a CVSROOT that includes a hostname so it can
> use SSH. Why can't I just specify a path:
>
> I want this:
>
> $ cvs -d /opt/cvsroot checkout blah
>
> Not this:
>
> $ cvs -d :ext:localhost:/opt/cvsroot checkout blah
>
> Why? Because I shouldn't need ssh and when I'm on a windows box I don't
> always have an ssh server installed.

I have solved it (under Linux, but an analogous solution should also be
possible on Windows, at least with cygwin) like this:

1. Specifiy the "ext" connection type in the CVS repository settings.
2. Enter the repository path as it appears in your local filesystem,
e.g. /opt/cvsroot.
3. Create a shell script like this:

#!/bin/sh
shift 4 # Just throw away the first four arguments
exec cvs ${1+"$@"} # call cvs with the remaining arguments

make it executable and save it, e.g. as extcvs.sh

4. In the eclipse preferences go to Team->CVS->Ext Connection Method and
enter the full path of extcvs.sh in the CVS_RSH input field.

That's it. Works like a charm for me.

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