Question

I want to setup an twiki server on a virtual server where I didn't have root access. There isn't RCS in the standard installation and I ask my provider for it. He offered my the CVS package from http://www.cvshome.org. I have also read the UsingCVS question.

Can I use CVS with twiki? Is there an document which describes the process to setup TWiki with CVS? Is there an RCS package that I can install?

Not an answer but an update:

My provider now installed a rcs package on my hosted server. I setup TWiki and it looks good. The only thing that didnt work is rcs. I can add and edit topic as guest. All changes would be saved but without a new version number. TWiki didnt run as nobody so I have changed the lock in the *,v files without success. The testenv is under http://www.emugs.de/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/testenv .

Is there any thing I can do?

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• TWiki version: latest
• Web server: apache 1.3.22
• Server OS: Linux (i think)
• Web browser: any
• Client OS: any

-- MatthiasTeege - 05 Feb 2002

Answer

It would be quite a lot of development work to use CVS - I suggest you carry on trying to look at exactly why RCS is not working for you. I'm using RCS 5.7 on Linux and it works OK.

-- RichardDonkin - 05 Feb 2002

At this morning I edit my file from yesterday and I get a new Version number. I also can view the diff. I tried it again and I stay with version 1.2. No Version update. I have check the "release lock" button. What does this mean? Is there any time limit?

-- MatthiasTeege - 05 Feb 2002

time limit to release page lock is set in lib/TWiki.cfg, default is:

#   Number of seconds a topic is locked during edit, default "3600" :
$editLockTime       = "3600";

-- PeterMasiar - 06 Feb 2002