ANT & PVCS

[Mary Cole]

Hi
How do i use ant to get the latest files from PVCS?

[Gopi Balaji]

1. The command line tools "get" and "pcli" should be in the PATH environmental variable.
2. Use the optional ANT task pvcs as described in ANT's documentation
-GB.

[Mary Cole]

Hi,
I got the pcli.exe from my PVCS folder, but am not able to find the get exe
Where should i find it

[srinivasan ganesan]

Mary,
Here's an example
build.xml
<property name="pcli.cmd" value="pcli"/>
<property name="get.cmd" value="run -scheckout.pcli"/>
<property name="pvcs.project" value="YOUR PROJECT DATABASE NAME"/>
<property name="pvcs.workspace" value="WORKSPACE YOU WANT TO USE"/>
<exec executable="${pcli.cmd}">
<arg line="${get.cmd} ${pvcs.project} ${PROJECT_NAME} ${app.version} ${pvcs.workspace} ${DEST_DIR}"/>
</exec>

checkout.pcli:
set -r -vPCLI_IFS "\n\r"
set -vPCLI_PR $1
set -vPCLI_PP $2
set -vVERNO $3
set -vPCLI_SP $4
set -vCHECKOUT_LOC $5
echo Starting checkout.pcli
echo
echo PCLI_PR = $PCLI_PR
echo PCLI_PP = $PCLI_PP
echo PCLI_SP = $PCLI_SP
echo VERNO = $VERNO
echo CHECKOUT_LOC = $CHECKOUT_LOC
if Test "$VERNO"!="0"
{
# The -z takes a path parameter
run -y -xoC:\Output.txt get -q -w -v\$VERNO -pr$PCLI_PR -z $PCLI_PP

}
else {
run -y -xoC:\Output.txt get -q -w -a$CHECKOUT_LOC -pr$PCLI_PR -z $PCLI_PP
}
exit

[Mary Cole]

Ur script is too complex..can you pls explain what has to go into the batch file args
For me the PROJECT NAME IS === IBM
Workspace is ---- "ROOTWORKSPACE"
can you explain giving some dummy args andwhat each args mean
[ March 04, 2004: Message edited by: Mary Cole ]

[Mary Cole]

any help on this guys??

[James Giroux]

Steps for making Ant pvcs task work:
repository = “//<servername>/<dir…><dir that contains .cfg file>”
workspace = “/@/<workspace owner>/<WorkspaceName>”
To set up a workspace or determine a workspace go into PVCS gui and right-click on the Project Database then select Set Workspace. If you only see “Root Workspace”, do the following:
1)Click New
2)Enter a WorkspaceName such as MyLocalWorkspace and click OK
3)Select MyLocalWorkspace and select Make this your default workspace
4)Click OK
5)Right-click on your top-level project and select Set Workfile Location…
6)Enter your Workfile Location and click OK
7)Right-click on the Project Database then select Set Workspace
Now plugin MyWorkspace and owner
Set a new environment variable:
PCLI_ID=<userid>:<password>

Example:
<project name="testcompile" default="getlatest" basedir=".">
<!-- Initialize values -->
<target name="init">
<property name="PVCSRepository" value="//myServer/myProjects/aProject"/>
<property name="PVCSProject" value="/Components/shippingBeans"/>
<property name="PVCSWorkspace" value="/@/jgiroux/MyLocalWorkspace"/>
</target>
<!-- Get the latest version -->
<target name="getlatest">
<pvcs repository="${PVCSRepository}"
pvcsproject="${PVCSProject}"
workspace="${PVCSWorkspace}"
/>
</target>
</project>
Let me know if you need more help.

[Mary Cole]

Hey,
Thx for your reply
You have said to declare PCLI_IDEnv variable, but its never used.
Also am getting an error as shown below when I run getLatest..
BUILD FAILED
file :/ABC/Build/build.xml:35: Failed executing: get -N @D:\ABC\Build\pvcs_ant_-2
846547185213561423.log. Exception: CreateProcess: get -N @D:\ABC\Build\pvcs_ant_-2846547185
213561423.log error=2
My settings are----
PVCSRepository=w:\IBMDB
PVCSProject=D:\IBMC
PVCSWorkspace=/mary/MyLocalWorkspace
whats the significance of @ in
<property name="PVCSWorkspace" value="/@/jgiroux/MyLocalWorkspace"/>

Can you help me out...its urgent
[ March 12, 2004: Message edited by: Mary Cole ]
[ March 12, 2004: Message edited by: Mary Cole ]