help on how to use cvs plz :)

help on how to use cvs plz :) 

im trying to get to work on the suorce files directly now, but i cant quite figure out how to make wincvs access the online repository... is there anyone who can help me or at least point out a quick 'n' dirty guide so i can get things set up to DL the sources? thanks

Here's an example based on downloading CVS version of ffmpeg under linux: cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ffmpeg.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ffmpeg login cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ffmpeg.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ffmpeg co ffmpeg/libavcodec

thanks for the reply, but the thing is i wincvs doesnt download or show anything... on the log window below i see it just enters the "server" and exits immediately...

With wincvs you first have to configure the connection, in admin->preferences, then select admin->login. If you get that part right, you should see something like the following in the log window Code:

ok, i think i got it... ill try it as soon as i have a bit of time. thanks for the tips :) ps: one last thing, do i have to enter the module name when i use the checkout option or does wincvs get that (and all the modules in the folder) automaticly?

This is just something else.. you might wanna try Tortoise CVS it integrates right into Windows Shell and alot easier to use then WinCVS IMHO.