The Java Developer's Guide to EclipseThe Java Developer's Guide to Eclipse

There are no prerequisite files or projects for this exercise. You will need access to a CVS server with authority to commit files. The solution is created by you when you complete the exercise.

In this exercise you will examine a series of progressively more sophisticated scenarios to learn how you can use Eclipse and CVS in everyday situations. This exercise is highly recommended if you are going to be using CVS regularly. Here is what you’ll learn.

  1. Getting Started - You will define access to a CVS repository and explore its contents using the CVS Repository Exploring perspective. You’ll place a new project under CVS control, check its contents into the CVS repository, and version it.
  2. Updating, Committing, and Resolving Conflicts - You will update your project and commit the changes to CVS. Then, to make it more interesting, a colleague will make changes to the project while you are also making changes. You’ll use Eclipse CVS support to help resolve the resulting conflict.
  3. Branching and Merging - In this scenario, you will avoid any conflicts with the main development trunk by making changes in a branch and then merging them back.

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