Bug 203627

Summary:	dev-util/opencvs ebuild request
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Elias Pipping (RETIRED) <pipping>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Default Assignee for New Packages <maintainer-wanted>
Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://chl.be/opencvs/
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	opencvs-1.0_pre20080210230639

Description Elias Pipping (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-12-28 22:13:21 UTC

quote from the official website of opencvs[1]:

OpenCVS is a FREE implementation of the Concurrent Versions System, the most popular open source revision control software. It can be used as both client and server for repositories and provides granular access control over data stored in the repository. It aims to be as compatible as possible with other CVS implementations, except when particular features reduce the overall security of the system.

The OpenCVS project was started after discussions regarding the latest GNU CVS vulnerabilities that came out. Although CVS is widely used, its development has been mostly stagnant in the last years and many security issues have popped up, both in the implementation and in the mechanisms.

OpenCVS is developed by the OpenBSD Project. The software is freely usable and re-usable by everyone under a BSD license.

= = = =

the `Portable OpenCVS`[2] project has ported opencvs -- which is developed for openbsd -- to different platforms, including linux (x86/amd64) and mac os x. An (experimental) working ebuild[3] can be found in the Gentoo/Alt tree.

[1] http://www.opencvs.org/
[2] http://chl.be/opencvs/
[3] http://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/alt/browser/trunk/prefix-overlay/dev-util/opencvs

Comment 1 Fabian Groffen gentoo-dev

2009-11-17 08:04:06 UTC

Created attachment 210486 [details]
opencvs-1.0_pre20080210230639

this is pipping's latest opencvs ebuild

according to their webpage, opencvs is about to be released soon.

Comment 2 jannis 2012-07-17 12:18:52 UTC

OpenCVS has never been released. Latest snapshot is from 2011-08-24.
Can this be closed?