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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/using_samba/appd.html b/docs/htmldocs/using_samba/appd.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0e2a8822f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/htmldocs/using_samba/appd.html @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +<html> +<body bgcolor="#ffffff"> + +<img src="samba2_xs.gif" border="0" alt=" " height="100" width="76" +hspace="10" align="left" /> + +<h1 class="head0">Appendix D. Downloading Samba with CVS</h1> + + +<p>In <a href="ch02.html">Chapter 2</a> we showed you how to download the +latest stable version of Samba published by the Samba developers. For +most purposes (including virtually all production servers) this +procedure will meet your needs. However, sometimes you might want to +run a version of Samba that includes the latest bug fixes and +features, maybe for research and testing purposes, or just to see +what the Samba developers have been up to lately.</p> + +<p>The Samba team keeps the latest updates of the Samba source code in a +<a name="INDEX-1"/><a name="INDEX-2"/>Concurrent Versions System +(CVS) repository. CVS is a freely available +<a name="INDEX-3"/>configuration management tool +and is distributed under the GNU General Public License. You can +download the latest copy from <a href="http://www.cvshome.org/">http://www.cvshome.org/</a>. The Samba team +describes various ways to access its CVS repository at <a href="http://www.samba.org/samba/cvs.html">http://www.samba.org/samba/cvs.html</a>.</p> + +<a name="samba2-APP-D-NOTE-162"/><blockquote class="note"><h4 class="objtitle">WARNING</h4> +<p>Although the CVS code contains the latest features, it also contains +the latest bugs and sometimes won't even compile +properly! If you prefer a less "bleeding +edge" release, try looking in the +<em class="filename">alpha</em> and <em class="filename">pre</em> directories +on the Samba FTP server. The <em class="filename">alpha</em> directory +contains alpha releases, and the <em class="emphasis">pre</em> directory +contains (usually more stable) prerelease versions. (See <a href="ch02.html">Chapter 2</a> for information on downloading via FTP.) Alpha +releases might be a little behind the latest CVS code, but are less +buggy and usually compile properly on the more common Unix versions.</p> +</blockquote> + +<p>One of the nicest things about CVS is its ability to handle remote +logins. This means that people across the globe on the Internet can +download and update various source files for any project that uses a +CVS repository. Such is the case with Samba. Once you have CVS +installed on your system, you must first log in to the Samba source +server with the following command:</p> + +<blockquote><pre class="code">$ <tt class="userinput"><b>cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot login</b></tt></pre></blockquote> + +<p>When you are prompted for a password, enter <tt class="literal">cvs</tt>. +You are connected to the CVS server at +<tt class="literal">pserver.samba.org</tt>. Once you are connected, you can +download the latest source tree with the following command:<a name="FNPTR-1"/><a href="#FOOTNOTE-1">[1]</a></p> + +<blockquote><pre class="code">$ <tt class="userinput"><b>cvs -z5 -d :pserver:pserver@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot co samba</b></tt></pre></blockquote> + +<p>This downloads the entire Samba distribution (file by file) into a +directory called <em class="filename">samba</em>, created in your current +directory. The <em class="filename">samba</em> directory has the same +structure as the Samba source distribution described in <a href="ch02.html">Chapter 2</a>, except that it has additional directories +named <em class="filename">CVS</em> throughout the source tree. These +directories are used by CVS to store information about each file in +the source tree and how to update them. After the download is +completed, you can follow the instructions in <a href="ch02.html">Chapter 2</a> to configure, compile, and install your new +Samba release.</p> + +<p>The Samba developers typically update the Samba source code one or +more times per day. Whenever you want to catch up to the latest +changes, simply <em class="emphasis">cd</em> to the +<em class="filename">samba</em> directory and run the following command:</p> + +<blockquote><pre class="code">$ <tt class="userinput"><b>cvs update -d -P</b></tt></pre></blockquote> + +<p>Each time you do this, you will need to reconfigure, recompile, and +reinstall to update your installation as we showed you in <a href="ch02.html">Chapter 2</a>.</p> + +<hr/><h4 class="head4">Footnotes</h4><blockquote><a name="FOOTNOTE-1"/> +<p><a href="#FNPTR-1">[1]</a> The <tt class="literal">-z</tt> option causes the transfer to be made +in GNU gzip compressed format and requires the +<em class="filename">gzip</em> program to be installed on your system to +work. If you do not have <em class="filename">gzip</em>, omit the +<tt class="literal">-z</tt> option.</p> </blockquote><hr/><h4 class="head4"><a href="toc.html">TOC</a></h4> + +</body></html> |