run cvs client on iSeries

[Masters, Matt]

How to get a cvs client running on an iSeries machine.

 

Requirements:

• AIX cvs binary
• .cvspass file from any OS (FYI - only tested with a pserver connection)

 

Steps:

1. Do a binary ftp transfer to the iSeries machine of the AIX cvs file putting the cvs file in IFS directory /QOpenSys/usr/bin
2. Do an ascii ftp transfer to the iSeries machine of the .cvspass to your iSeries machine putting the .cvspass in your IFS home directory (Ex: /home/jsmith)
3. Log onto your iSeries machine
4. open qsh
5. cp /QOpenSys/usr/bin/cvs to /usr/bin/cvs
6. Good job, just remember if/when your password changes you will need to redo the ftp of the .cvspass to your home directory

 

Now anyone working on an iSeries machine can drop jcvs and use a real cvs client

 

NOTE: because iSeries qsh is not interactive like a UNIX/Linux system you cannot enter prompted information like when running cvs login this is why you ftp .cvspass.  So when committing files to include a message log you must use the commit “-m” option.

 

 

Enjoy,

Matt

 

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