Re: How to upgrade CVS to latest Stable

version wizard wrote, On 10/14/2008 02:39 PM:
> Hi
> 
> Here is a cvs Newbee Question
> 
> I got a new cvs server from IT which has the following cvs version installed
> 
>  cvs --version
> 
> Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.17 (client/server)
> 
> Copyright (c) 1989-2004 Brian Berliner, david d `zoo' zuhn,
>                         Jeff Polk, and other authors
> ------
> 
> I want to get the latest stable 1.11.23 and install on the server.
> What is the best procedure to achieve this.
> Please can you help/point me to appropriate document
> 
> The server info is
> Linux ****************** 2.6.9-67.0.7.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Feb 27 04:48:20 EST
> 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> 
> thanks in advance
> Raj
> 

Probably the easiest way to get to 1.11.23 on an RHEL machine would be update 
to the latest fedora version, i.e., cvs-1.11.23-2.fc10.src.rpm[1].
However you should be aware that if you do that, then YOU are responsible for 
keeping an eye on fedora for updates[2] and keeping them up to date on your 
machines.  So far in each of the F8 and F9 trees[3] cvs has only been updated 
once [Though it seems to me 14 should have also been released for f8.].

I BELIEVE that RH has been keeping up with the security patches on CVS, but 
keeping it at a stable version [seems a lot of 'enterprise' customers like not 
seeing even minor version changes for the life of a machine] number, so unless 
you want/need some new functionality you are PROBABLY best off keeping the RH 
version.

try `rpm -q --changelog cvs` to see what changes RH has made to their version 
of the cvs sources.


[1] 
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/development/source/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.23-2.fc10.src.rpm
install the rpm
cd to the rpmbuild/SPECS directory, which is probably /usr/src/redhat/SPECS if 
you have not updated your .rpmmacros to a more sane place.
rpmbuild -bb cvs.spec
rpm -ivh ../RPMS/*/*

[2] http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/updates/
And note, that once the Fedora version you are pulling from goes EOL (13 
months after release) you need to pull from the newest Fedora again.

[3] 
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/8/Everything/source/SRPMS/
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/9/Everything/source/SRPMS/
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/updates/8/SRPMS.newkey/
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/updates/9/SRPMS.newkey/


cvs-1.11.22-12.fc8.src.rpm
cvs-1.11.22-13.fc8.src.rpm
cvs-1.11.22-13.fc9.src.rpm
cvs-1.11.22-14.fc9.src.rpm

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