CVS for Visual Studio Code by Conecto

The extension provides CVS (Concurrent Versions System) support to VS Code. CVS is an older Source Control Management (SCM) system. The extension integrates CVS into VS Code's SCM interface for a familar user experience such as git.

Features

The extenstioin will automatically activate when it detects source code managed by CVS. It provides the following features:

• Add new file or folder to the repository:
• Remove file from repository:
• Commit changes to the repository:
• Merge changes from the repository into local copy
• Discard local changes and revert to the repository revision.
• View diffs between locally modifed file and repository revision.
• Display branch and revision number of file opened in active editor.

Source Control States

The following describes the possible states for a source control resource:

• M (Staged Changes/Changes) Locally Modifed
• A (Staged Changes/Changes) Locally Added
• R (Staged Changes/Changes) Locally Removed
• D (Changes) Locally Deleted
• R (Repository Changes) Removed from repository
• F (Repository Changes) Folder found in repository
• M (Repository Changes) Needs Merge with repository
• NC (Conflicts) Needs Checkout from repository
• P (Repository Changes) Needs Patch from repository
• C (Conflicts) File had conflicts on merge
• U (Untracked) Resource is not part of source control

Staged Changes

Changes to be included in a commit must be staged. However, unlike git, additonal changes made to a staged item will not display under Changes. Think of Staged Changes as a collection of changed source control items that are selected for the next commit.

Repository Changes

To check for remote changes use the Refresh Repository icon. Remote changes detected by the extension are displayed here.

Conflicts

Changes that require user intervention to solve merge conflicts are listed in Conflicts.

Branch and Revision

The Branch (Sticky Tag) and Revision are displayed for the file opened in the active editor.

Quick Diff

Both the regular diff (when the user clicks on the changed resource in the source control view) and the Quick Diff (available in the left margin of the text editor) are provided by the extension.

Pre-requisites

CVS client software is installed.

Supported CVS Version

The extension was developed using version 1.12.13-MirDebian-28 (client/server) of CVS. Older versions may not be compatible with the extension.

Extension Settings

Known Issues

• The extension has been tested with Ubuntu 16.04 & 22.04 LTS. Issues encountered with Windows or macOS may not be resolved in a timely fashion.