[news.eclipse.technology.epf] Re: Struggling with how to use CVS... Plea

["Peter Haumer" <phaumer@xxxxxxx>]

The checkout downloads a copy of the server files by default to your local 
workspace directory, which is normally not the same as the directory in 
which you keep you "unmanaged" libraries.  Hence, after the checkout is 
complete you still look at that other library that you had loaded before the 
checkout.  You need to open the newly download library using File -> Open 
and then everything will appear.  The library you need to open is by default 
in C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\EPF\workspace.1012\

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Thanks and best regards,
Peter Haumer.

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PETER HAUMER
IBM | Eclipse Process Framework Committer
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"Rob Robason" <rob.robason@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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>I am trying to use CVS with EPF, but am pulling my hair out...
>
> 1) I created a new Method Library and created a bunch of plug-ins (so 
> several people can work independently.
> 2) I set up a CVS repository and committed all my plug-ins under a single 
> project folder matching my ML name.
> 3) I'm trying now to author in one of those plugins by starting from 
> scratch - just a raw EPF installation
> 4) I followed the instructions in the online help "Support for CVS"
> 5) When I get to the part that says:
> Now the snapshot view can be populated.
>
>  1.. Switch to the CVS Repository Exploring perspective.
>  2.. Go to the HEAD or Branch nodes.
>  3.. Right-click and select Check out to check out the desired library.
>  4.. By default the library is checked out in the Composer workspace.
> That all works... Problem is, when I switch to the Authoring perspective, 
> I see none of the plugins in the browser -- just an empty Configurations 
> container.
>
> I thought the problem was that checkouts were putting my files in my 
> workspace, instead of my Method Library, so I even resorted to checking 
> out the plugins individually into the project. But despite my repeated 
> experiments, I can't get these things to appear.
>
> Some of my experiments resulted in failure because of a missing .project 
> file - what's that about? When I checked in, there was no .project file 
> included.
>
> Help - I'm increasingly frustrated with this thing! I need to write some 
> processes and I'm fighting with my tool!
>
>
> -- 
> Rob Robason
> Software Process Manager
> Wind River Systems
>