README.CVS.markdown

Using vcsrepo with CVS

To create a blank repository

Define a vcsrepo without a source or revision:

vcsrepo { "/path/to/repo":
  ensure => present,
  provider => cvs
}

To checkout/update from a repository

To get the current mainline:

vcsrepo { "/path/to/workspace":
    ensure => present,
    provider => cvs,
    source => ":pserver:[email protected]:/sources/myproj"
}

You can use the compression parameter (it works like CVS -z):

vcsrepo { "/path/to/workspace":
    ensure => present,
    provider => cvs,
    compression => 3,
    source => ":pserver:[email protected]:/sources/myproj"
}

For a specific tag, use revision:

vcsrepo { "/path/to/workspace":
    ensure => present,
    provider => cvs,
    compression => 3,
    source => ":pserver:[email protected]:/sources/myproj",
    revision => "SOMETAG"
}

For sources that use SSH

Manage your SSH keys with Puppet and use require in your vcsrepo to ensure they are present. For more information, see the require metaparameter documentation1.

More Examples

For examples you can run, see examples/cvs/