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RPM Sources Repository

The official RPM code base is versioned in a CVS based version control repository. This CVS repository can be also accessed by anybody anonymously through interactive remote browsing or by checking out a local copy.

Browsing Repository

• Browse Source (RPM only):
  /cvs/dir?d=rpm
• Browse Source (all components):
  /cvs/dir

Tracking Repository

• Watch Changes Timeline:
  /cvs/timeline
• Subscribe to RSS/1.0 and Atom/1.0 Channel:
  /sources.rss.xml
  /sources.atom.xml
• Subscribe to Mailing List:
  Subscribe to the rpm-cvs mailing list to instantly receive detailed notification mails whenever something is changed in the CVS repository.

Retrieving Sources

• Anonymous Access (read-only):
  $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@rpm5.org:/cvs login
  (just press RETURN for empty password)
  $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@rpm5.org:/cvs co rpm
  
• Developer Access (read/write):
  $ export CVS_RSH=ssh
  $ cvs -d :ext:rpm-cvs@rpm5.org:/v/rpm/cvs co rpm
  (use CVS 1.12 or at least CVS 1.11 without CVS protocol compression)