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CvsGraph 1.5.3, 14-Jun-2005
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===========================
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CvsGraph creates a graphic representation of the revisions and branches in a
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cvs/rcs repository. CvsGraph is inspired on the 'graph'-option from WinCVS. I
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could not find something right away on the web and decided that it was time to
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write a stand-alone version. I might have been doing some double work, but hey,
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I like a hack.
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New in this version
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- Fix all numeric author ID
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- Changed acceptable mail policy. See below in this file
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Compiling
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create directory:
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$ cd /where/ever/you/want
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$ tar xzf cvsgraph-1.5.3.tar.gz
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$ cd cvsgraph-1.5.3
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$ ./configure
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$ make
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This should do the trick and you have an executable file 'cvsgraph' in the
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current directory.
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NOTE: The GD library is required for CvsGraph to function. Get it from
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http://www.boutell.com, compile it and use either --with-gd-lib=DIR
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and --with-gd-inc=DIR to specify its location. You might also have
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to use --with-z-inc, --with-z-lib and --with-png-inc, --with-png-lib
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for gd versions 1.6 and higher.
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If you build with static libgd (i.e. libgd.a) and already have
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libpng.so and/or libjpeg6b.so (i.e. dynamic), then you might want to
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try to trick configure into adding these libs to the tests by adding
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commandline options '--with-png-lib=.' and '--with-jpeg-lib=.'.
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If you have linked libgd with freetype, then you might also need
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either --with-freetype-lib or --with-freetype2-lib.
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There are often precompiled binaries for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD and Windows
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(and probably other OSes too). Check your local mirror for details. I also have
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some links on the homepage for precompiled binaries. Please do not complain to
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me about these binaries.
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Installing
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Put the executable file 'cvsgraph' somewhere where you think it should go.
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Normally this would be "/usr/local/bin" or "/usr/bin". The configuration file
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ought to be put in "/usr/local/etc" or "/etc". The exact position can be
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overriden on the commandline anyway. Edit the configuration file to your liking
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and you should be all set.
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Running CvsGraph
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Do *NOT* execute the program directly from a webserver. Direct execution would
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be very insecure. Make a wrapper cgi-script in php, perl, or whatever you
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normally use. There are several web-based viewers with CvsGraph support:
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- ViewCVS http://viewcvs.sourceforge.net
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- CVSweb http://www.freebsd.org/projects/cvsweb.html
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- Chora http://www.horde.org/chora/
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To generate an image do something like:
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$ cvsgraph -r /home/to/repository -m module -o mygraph.png myfile.c,v
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This generates a revison/branch image of the rcs file 'myfile.c,v' and puts it
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into 'mygraph.png'. The '-r' option is the path to the repository *located and
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accessible* on your filesystem. The '-m' is the module in the repository. Note
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that the extension of the file ends with ",v".
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Just to make it clear: You cannot make images from a cvs-repository over the
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internet as if you were using cvs. The repository files
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must be on a locally mounted filesystem. However, you
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can use cvsup or rsync to get a repository to your
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local filesystem and make then images from there.
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Type 'cvsgraph -h' to get a full list of options. If the output is not given
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(no '-o'), then the output is written to standard output.
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Please read the manual pages cvsgraph(1) and cvsgraph.conf(5) for more
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information on execution and configuration.
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Contributed code
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- contrib/automatic_documentation:
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If you are interested in tag-management with respect to the correct branch
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information, then I suggest that you take a look at the contribution from
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Henrik Carlqvist. He submitted some server-side scripts that can manage tags
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in a better fashion than cvs on its own.
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Todo
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- do a better job in making a layout (auto moving branches and rubber banding
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revision-connectors to make place). A start is made, but this is not very
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functional yet.
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License
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CvsGraph is distributed under GNU GPL v2. See 'LICENSE' for more information.
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Contact
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HomePage: http://www.akhphd.au.dk/~bertho/cvsgraph
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E-mail: cvsgraph@akhphd.au.dk
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Mailnote
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As of 20 August 2005, if you send me an email with a contained or attached
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disclaimer that includes one or more of the following items:
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* legal notice or threat(s)
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* disclosure restriction(s)
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* forward restriction(s)
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* "intended recipient" nonsense
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Then you automatically agree to pay me a license fee of DKK 1000,- for using my
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email address and a DKK 250,- fee for wasting my time on reading it.
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Greetings Bertho
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