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Anonymous CVS access to the source code
People wanting to assist with the development of the Python/XML software can obtain the current state of the source code through anonymous CVS. Thanks to Greg Stein for providing the CVS server, and administrative assistance.
It should be stressed that the CVS snapshots will probably be buggy or non-functional from time to time, so be prepared to encounter problems and report them; this is, after all, the purpose of making anonymous CVS access available.
Getting the source code
You must have CVS version 1.9 or later; get it from Cyclic Software. You'll also need a C compiler to compile Expat and the two extension modules that are part of the system.Now, log in to the CVS server by running the following command:
cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.lyra.org:/home/cvsroot login
CVS will prompt you for a password; the password for anonymous access is "anoncvs", the same as the login name. Once the login is complete, you can check out the source code by running the following command:
cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.lyra.org:/home/cvsroot co -P xml
This will create a subdirectory called 'xml' in the current directory; the 'xml' directory will contain the source tree. The '-P' option causes CVS to prune directories that will be empty; because the directory structure has been revised over time, there are quite a few extraneous directories that should be skipped.
Once you've checked out a copy of the source tree, you can catch up on any modified files by running an update command:
cvs -z3 update -d -P
Because you've only been granted anonymous access to the tree, you won't be able to commit any changes. Changes can be submitted for inclusion by posting them to the XML-SIG mailing list, or by sending them privately to amk1@bigfoot.com.