(This note is relative only to the Unix platforms, it has no meanings for other platforms)

About gcvs
==========

   gcvs is currently in his first stage of developement.

   This program is part of the CvsGui project, a set of cvs front-end
applications which use a native framework for each platform. More
informations can be found on the existing applications (MacCvs and WinCvs)
on the GvsGui main page http://www.wincvs.org.

   gcvs is not fully functional yet : Only some capabilities are implemented so far.
But the whole thing is mostly there and the core of the application is working
(the three panes, the buttons, the cvs launching...).

   Finally gcvs is looking a lot like WinCvs.

Installing gcvs
===============

   You need one tar archive ("XX" stands for the minor version number) :

   * gcvs-1.0XX.tar.gz : the source code of gcvs. gcvs requires
     gtk 1.2 or higher (http://www.gtk.org).

   1) gzip -d -c gcvs-1.0XX.tar.gz | tar xvf -
   2) cd gcvs-1.0XX
   3) ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/gcvs
   4) make; make install

   5) /usr/local/gcvs/bin/gcvs

   At the start-up, gcvs is asking for the CVSROOT and the authentication.
You can change these informations later if you like.

   When you got the main window opened, choose the "Locate Browser" icon and
point-out an existing checked-out copy or use the checkout option to
create one.

   After the browser should help you to figure how to use gcvs. Each file/folder
has a specific icon which reflects the cvs status. Click a folder and click
the update button... You got the idea.

Alexandre Parenteau
<aubonbeurre@hotmail.com>
February 2000
