5. Downloading the XFree86/DRI CVS Sources

The DRI project is hosted by VA Linux Systems' SourceForge. The DRI source code, which is a subset of the XFree86 source tree, is kept in a CVS repository there.

The DRI CVS sources may be accessed either anonymously or as a registered SourceForge user. It's recommended that you become a registered SourceForge user so that you may submit non-anonymous bug reports and can participate in the mailing lists.

5.1. Anonymous CVS download:

1. Create a directory to store the CVS files:

               cd ~
               mkdir DRI-CVS
               
   

   You could put your CVS directory in a different place but we'll use ~/DRI-CVS/ here.

2. Check out the CVS sources:

               cd ~/DRI-CVS
               cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.dri.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/dri login
                 (hit ENTER when prompted for a password)
               cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.dri.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/dri co xc
               
   

   The -z3 flag causes compression to be used in order to reduce the download time.

5.2. Registered CVS download:

1. Create a directory to store the CVS files:

               cd ~
               mkdir DRI-CVS
               
   

   You could put your CVS directory in a different place but we'll use ~/DRI-CVS/ here.

2. Set the CVS_RSH environment variable:

               setenv CVS_RSH ssh      // if using csh or tcsh
               export CVS_RSH=ssh      // if using sh or bash
               
   

3. Check out the CVS sources:

               cd ~/DRI-CVS
               cvs -z3 -dYOURID@cvs.dri.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/dri co xc
               
   

   Replace YOURID with your CVS login name. You'll be prompted to enter your sourceforge password.

   The -z3 flag causes compression to be used in order to reduce the download time.