HowTo use the CVS.
How to create a CVS repository for a problem library
These instructions are out of date. See http://devel.webwork.rochester.edu/twiki/bin/view/Webwork/WeBWorKCVSReadOnly
Setting up a local problem collection using CVS
- Set the address of the CVS server
- Instructions for Unix (tcsh, csh shells)
% setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anonymous@webwork-db.math.rochester.edu:/var/cvs/rochester
- or instructions for Unix (bash shell)
% export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@webwork-db.math.rochester.edu:/var/cvs/rochester
- Login to CVS server
% cvs login
(Logginging in to anonymous@webwork-db.math.rochester.edu)
CVS password:
- Just enter a return at the password prompt. The anonymous login does not require a password.
An error message at this point likely means that you have not defined CVSROOT correctly in the first step.
- To obtain the standard rochester problem set (included with the standard distribution)
- Transfer to a directory, say
~/tests/problems and type
cvs checkout rochester_problib
- This will create a directory
~/tests/problems/rochester_problib which will contain the top level set directories (e.g. setDerivatives1, etc.) which in turn contain the .pg files for the problems.
- To obtain the collection (untested) of eighth grade math problems
cvs checkout rochester_grade8problems
- Updating the problems is done by changing to the appropriate directory and typing
cvs update
- or type
cvs -n update
- to
see which problems would be updated. You can also use this to determine
which files you have modified locally. (They will be marked with an
M.
To
inspect the contents of the CVS, review the changes made recently along
with the notes of the programmers, it's easiest to do from the web at http://webwork-db.math.rochester.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi
The pop-up menu allows you to choose between the webwork directory for
the system, and the various problem directories listed below.
Other problem CVS. Use these values for CVSROOT and for the checkout module:
- Arizona State University
% setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anonymous@webwork-db.math.rochester.edu:/var/cvs/asu
cvs checkout asu_problems
- Dartmouth University
% setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anonymous@webwork-db.math.rochester.edu:/var/cvs/dartmouth
cvs checkout dartmouth_problems
- Indiana University
% setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anonymous@webwork-db.math.rochester.edu:/var/cvs/indiana
cvs checkout indiana_problems
- Dade County Day School (Detroit)
% setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anonymous@webwork-db.math.rochester.edu:/var/cvs/dcds
cvs checkout dcsd_problems
- Ohio State University
% setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anonymous@webwork-db.math.rochester.edu:/var/cvs/ohio-state
cvs checkout osu_problems
There
is currently much overlap between the different problem libraries. Some
of the problems from Ohio State and from Alabama State University have
been folded into the Rochester problem library collection. There are
efforts underway to define a uniform system for organizing, correcting
and updating problems. A method that makes it relatively easy for
anyone to contribute.
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