CVS on OS/2

CVS is a version control system, which allows you to keep old versions of files (usually source code), keep a log of who, when, and why changes occurred, etc., like RCS or SCCS.

A number of ports of CVS to OS/2 have been done at various times. The main CVS distribution contains some of them (starting with version 1.7 or so). There are several variations, or different ports if you want to think of them that way, for building with the IBM compiler, the Watcom compiler, or the EMX compiler.

Where to get CVS for OS/2

The Cyclic download site at http://download.cyclic.com/pub/ may contain one or more CVS executables for OS/2. If you are a Cyclic customer and you don't see one which meets your needs, please let us know. If not, well you get what you pay for :-).

Andreas Huber has done some porting to OS/2 (summer 1998). That port might be worth a look; he has certainly spent more time recently thinking about OS/2-specific issues. It should be obtainable from Hobbes (a popular download site for OS/2).

For more information

A nice article concerning CVS on OS/2 (with a focus on installation and other OS/2 specific issues) is "A Warped RCS/CVS HowTo" (which accompanies the introductory CVS article "The Anon CVS Bazaar").

For information on the ports of CVS 1.3 and 1.4 to OS/2, which you will often run into, see our page on CVS on other operating sytems.

For details on the IBM and Watcom ports, see the file os2/README in the CVS source distribution. For details on the EMX port, see the file emx/README in the CVS source distribution.

Development of CVS for OS/2

Our Development of CVS: Portability page contains information of interest for those who are interested in hacking on CVS for OS/2, or those who just want a more experimental version.