Reads a CVS repository via its ViewCVS web interface, thus avoiding any firewall problems.
Install the cvsgrab task in Ant by using the following:
<property name="cvsgrab.dir" value="[Your CVSgrab
installation directory]" />
<taskdef name="cvsgrab"
classname="net.sourceforge.cvsgrab.CVSGrabTask"
classpath="${cvsgrab.dir}/lib/cvsgrab.jar"/>
| Attribute | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| url | The url for the ViewCVS repository, copy&pasted from the browser url bar.
Example: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/cvsgrab/?only_with_tag=RELEASE_2_2 | If rootUrl and packagePath are omitted. |
| rootUrl | The root url for the ViewCVS
repository.
Example: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ | If url is omitted. |
| packagePath | The path relative to rootUrl of the
package or module to download
Example: hotsax/HotSAX | If url is omitted. |
| projectRoot | The project root, for cvs with
multiple repositories.
Example: ProjectTools | No. |
| tag | The version tag of the files to
download.
Example: BRANCH_3_0 | No. |
| webInterface | The id for the web interface for the
CVS repository to use. If this option is not set,
autodetect the web interface.
Example: ViewCvs0_9 Call cvsgrab -listWebInterfaces to get a list of valid values for this option. | No. |
| destDir | The destination directory for the files retrieved from CVS. Default is the current directory | No. |
| packageDir | The name of the package to use
locally, relative to destDir, overrides packagePath
Example: HotSAX | No. |
| cvsRoot | The original cvs root, used to
maintain compatibility with a standard CVS client.
Example: :pserser:anonymous@cvs.apache.org:/cvsroot/public | No. |
| pruneEmptyDirs | Prune (remove) the empty directories. Default is false | No. |
| cleanUpdate | Performs a clean update. Locally modified files are backed-up, and the latest version of the file is downloaded. Default is false | No. |
| verbose | Verbosity. Default is not verbose. Values are true or false | No. |
| connections | The number of simultaneous connections to open for downloads. Default is 1 | No. |
Optional. To configure how to use a proxy if you are
behind a firewall that uses proxies.
Usually, it solves the 404 and 407 errors you may
encounter.
| Attribute | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| host | The host name for the proxy | Yes. |
| port | The port of the proxy. | Yes. |
| ntdomain | The NT domain for authentification on MS proxy. | No. |
| username | The username used to login in the proxy. | No. |
| password | The password used to login in the
proxy.
If this option is omitted, then cvsgrab will prompt securely for the password. | No. |
Optional. To configure authentification on the web server that hosts the cvs web interface.
| Attribute | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| username | The username used to login in the web server. | No. |
| password | The password used to login in the
web server.
If this option is omitted, then cvsgrab will prompt securely for the password. | No. |