Getting the latest source code

2008-12-31T09:39:57Z

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= XFS: Source Code =

There are several ways to access the current XFS code.

* '''Mainline kernels''' XFS has been maintained in the official Linux kernel [http://www.kernel.org/ kernel trees] starting with Linux 2.4 and is frequently updated with the latest stable fixes and features from the SGI XFS development team.

* '''Vendor kernels''' All modern Linux distributions include support for XFS. SGI actively works with [http://www.suse.com/ SUSE] to provide a supported version of XFS in that distribution.

* '''XFS userspace''' Sgi also provides [ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs source code taballs] of the xfs userspace tools. These tarballs form the basis of the xfsprogs packages found in Linux distributions.

* '''CVS web''' Browse the XFS source trees.
** [http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/linux-2.6-xfs/ 2.6.x-xfs]
** [http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/xfs-cmds/ xfs-cmds]

* '''CVS trees''' Direct CVS access to the most recent XFS changes. See below.

== Using CVS trees ==

The cvs trees are automated mirrors of the SGI internal ptools manage source trees.

[http://www.cvshome.org/new_users.html CVS for new users] contains links to general CVS documentation.

Set the CVSROOT environment variable.

{| width="100%" cellspacing="2"
| bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | <tt>$ export CVSROOT=':pserver:cvs@oss.sgi.com:/cvs'</tt> <tt>''(for sh, bash, ksh, or similar shells)''</tt> <tt>$ setenv CVSROOT :pserver:cvs@oss.sgi.com:/cvs</tt> <tt>''(for csh or tcsh shells)''</tt> 
|}

Login to the CVS server (this only needs to be done ONCE, not every time you access CVS).

{| width="100%" cellspacing="2"
| bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | <tt>$ cvs login</tt> ''(the password is "''cvs''")'' 
|}

Now grab the XFS source tree(s) of interest:

{| width="100%" cellspacing="2"
| bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | <tt>$ cvs checkout linux-2.6-xfs</tt> <tt>$ cvs checkout xfs-cmds</tt> 
|}

Subsequently, you can checkout new code using:

{| width="100%" cellspacing="2"
| bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | <tt>$ cvs update -d</tt> 
|}

== Using GIT trees ==

The Git trees are automated mirrored copied of the cvs trees using git-cvsimport.
Since git-cvsimport utilized the tool cvsps to recreate the atomic commits of ptools
or "mod" it is easier to see the entire change that was committed using git.

git-cvsimport generated trees.
* [http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=linux-2.6-xfs-from-cvs/.git;a=summary linux-2.6-xfs-from-cvs]
* [http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=xfs-cmds/.git;a=summary xfs-cmds]
Changes headed for the main linux 2.6 tree, manual merges.
* [http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=xfs/xfs-2.6.git;a=summary xfs-2.6]

Cloning the git trees for local use:
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1"
| bgcolor="#DFDFDF" | 
<tt>$ git clone git://oss.sgi.com/linux-2.6-xfs-from-cvs</tt> 
<tt>$ git clone git://oss.sgi.com/xfs-cmds</tt> 
<tt>$ git clone git://oss.sgi.com/xfs/xfs-2.6</tt> 
|}

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