Working with the Server
The cvs task lets you
interact with the CVS server after you've logged in. The attributes of
this task appear in Table
6-4; to use this task, the cvs
command must work on the command line (ie., the cvs binary must be in your path).
Table 6-4. The cvs attributes
Attribute | Description | Required | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specifies whether you want to append output when redirecting text to a file. | No | |
| Specifies the CVS command you want to execute. | No | " |
| The same as | No | |
| Specifies the compression level you want to use,
via a number between 1 and 9. Any other value sets | No | |
| Specifies the | No | |
| Specifies the | No | |
| Specifies that you want to use the most recent revision, as long as it is no later than the given date. | No | |
| Specifies the directory where you want checked-out files to be placed. | No | The project's basedir. |
| Specifies the file where you want error messages stored. | No | Sends errors to the Ant Log as MSG_WARN. |
| Stops the build if the task encounters an error. | No | |
| Specifies that CVS actions should report only, without changing any files. | No | |
| Specifies the file to which standard output should be directed. | No | Sends output to the Ant Log as MSG_INFO. |
| Specifies the module you want to check out. | No | |
| Specifies a password file you want to have the task read passwords ... |