[cvsnt] Re: how should I get start to study CVS??

Glen Starrett grstarrett at cox.net
Thu May 26 18:47:56 BST 2005


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oua.nian wrote:
> Hello, I am a student from Taiwan, a very small country by the side
> of China.   Now I have a homework that I must study the source code

With all the noise about HK and then NK lately I had all but forgotten
about Taiwan... ;)

(Kidding, of course)

> of CVS and try to make some change to apply to my project.   I am
> just a beginer of C & C++, and I even don't know which file I should
> try to compile first.   How should I get start on studying CVS source
> code??  Which file should I study first??   I know that this question
> is too simple to ask, but I really hope that there is somebody
> willing to help me start.    I'll very thankful for any teaching
> website or suggestion.  By the way, I have surfed the
> http://www.cvsnt.com  <br> <br>  At last, thank you for reading this
> letter.  Thank you!!

Get the .tar.gz, untar it, and make sure you can compile it first as-is.
  It's easiest to start compiling under Linux since the build
environment is typically already set up at initial installation.  Then
start poking around, probably with something in the src directory.

Good luck!

-- 
Glen Starrett



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