Ant: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

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
append	Specifies whether you want to append output when redirecting text to a file.	No	false
command	Specifies the CVS command you want to execute.	No	"checkout"
compression	The same as compressionlevel="3".	No	false
compressionlevel	Specifies the compression level you want to use, via a number between 1 and 9. Any other value sets compression="false".	No	false
cvsRoot	Specifies the CVSROOT variable.	No
cvsRsh	Specifies the CVS_RSH variable.	No
date	Specifies that you want to use the most recent revision, as long as it is no later than the given date.	No
dest	Specifies the directory where you want checked-out files to be placed.	No	The project's basedir.
error	Specifies the file where you want error messages stored.	No	Sends errors to the Ant Log as MSG_WARN.
failonerror	Stops the build if the task encounters an error.	No	false
noexec	Specifies that CVS actions should report only, without changing any files.	No	false
output	Specifies the file to which standard output should be directed.	No	Sends output to the Ant Log as MSG_INFO.
package	Specifies the module you want to check out.	No
passfile	Specifies a password file you want to have the task read passwords ...