is there a place I can get just the cvs executable for OSX as a standalone binary?
I don't want to go through the whole rigamarole of having to download XCode just to get cvs, which I don't use, except the source for flickrj is only published via a cvs repository.
Using Homebrew:
brew tap homebrew/dupes # cvs is on the homebrew-dupes repository.
brew install cvs
See also:
https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-dupes
https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-dupes/pull/201
Edit: I don't have it installed here (unfortunately I'm in a Windows machine) but yes, CVS is actually part of Homebrew core, so no need for the dupes repo, for both macOS and Linux versions of Homebrew. brew install cvs should be enough.
Reference:
https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/cvs.rb
https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew-core/blob/master/Formula/cvs.rb
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All links below dead, and the below instructions only appear to work pre OS X Mavericks.
This answer on apple.stackexchange.com appears to solve the issue using 3rd party package managers.
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Not sure what happened to the other posts:
Version Control with CVS on Mac OSX
Xcode is on the DVD that came with your mac.
Boot into a partition with Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) installed.
Insert the Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) Install DVD.
Double-click the file XcodeTools.mpkg, located inside the directory Optional
Installs/Xcode Tools.
...
ref Apple Xcode Installation Guide
You could install Fink http://www.finkproject.org/download/index.php?phpLang=en then use Fink to install CVS for you, this would be the easiest way.
Alternatively, you could try a BSD binary from from the CVS project website, that might work. The CVS project is now at nongnu.org/cvs/
I just learned nowadays installing xcode is a breeze.
Start installation of xcode from App Store
Have lunch
Type xcrun cvs at the command prompt and - well - enjoy cvs...
If you have xcode installed, the cvs command-line binary is in /Developer/usr/bin, so putting it your path is:
export PATH=/Developer/usr/bin:$PATH
once Xcode is installed with commandline Utillities
export PATH=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin:$PATH
for newer versions of Xcode.
no moving xcode from place to place! =)
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I'm starting on a new team who are all on PCs using TortoiseSVN with SVN version 1.9.2. I'm on a Mac OSX (El Capitan) using the Versionsapp. When I check svn --version in terminal i get 1.7.10.
When I try any svn command such as svn update I get
svn: E155021: This client is too old to work with the working copy at
'/Users/dpowell/Desktop/sites/site.org.new' (format 31).
You need to get a newer Subversion client. For more details, see
http://subversion.apache.org/faq.html#working-copy-format-change
I've gone to the site and downloaded the python script but don't know it will do anything to help (i.e. I don't know how to use it). I've also downloaded the 1.9 package and tried installing svn that way.
I'm not sure what path to take to solve this issue
The Python script you downloaded from there was to downgrade your SVN version - you need to upgrade your SVN version. I recommend going the homebrew route - it will save you lots of pain in upgrading / installing OSX packages in the future.
Follow the instructions here: http://brew.sh/
(copy that line into a terminal an press ENTER, then follow the prompts)
Then, when homebrew is installed, so update SVN, just do brew install svn.
In Terminal, type "svn --version" to find out what version you currently have
Go to http://www.wandisco.com/subversion/download#osx and download the latest client for OS X and install it. This will install the new svn into /opt/subversion/bin
Got to your terminal and check your $PATH by typing "echo $PATH". If you don't see /opt/subversion/bin in there, make sure you add it by typing export PATH=/opt/subversion/bin:$PATH. If it DOES exist and appears AFTER /usr/bin, then you may need to remove an older copy of svn that came installed on OS X. To do so, go to /usr/bin and remove all files starting with svn. This isn't an exact science but it should do the trick.
For me export PATH=/opt/subversion/bin:$PATH worked as it was installed in /opt/subversion/bin
Make sure you reload your .profile first by typing
. ./.profile*
Type "svn --version". You should see that you have the newest version installed!
brew upgrade subversion
Others solutions require you to register an Account?? forget them.
I want to install the latest version of emacs, but if I do this will it be in conflict with the version that comes pre-packaged with os x? Do I need to delete the native emacs? Also, it seems emacsforosx.com is a popular option, but I lot of people swear by homebrew... why would I go with one option over the other?
There is no reason to remove the system-supplied Emacs; any well-behaved, properly packaged third-party version will install fine alongside, not over, the system binaries and libraries.
Installing a current version of emacs is normal practice because the OSX provided version is outdated. You have a number of options, but I've found using the 'homebrew' method the easiest.
Due to changes in OSX 10.11, you need to take some additional steps when installing homebrew. If you already have homebrew installed, you will probably need to 'fix' the permissions on /usr/local. If you don't have homebrew installed, then there are some additional steps you will need to take to create the /usr/local path. This is documented on the hombrew site at El Capitan and Homebrew
...I've looked pretty carefully (I believe), and have been unsuccessful at getting an installation of Git for my Mac.
For various reasons, I'm running 10.6.8 of Mac OS X and will not be changing that anytime soon.
I've already gathered and installed the bundle exposed here:
https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git
The installation instructions are pretty clear, and it's obvious to me that the package installed. But any attempts to use the git client from the command line result in an "Illegal Instruction" error.
I've sifted pretty carefully through information available here:
http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Installing-Git
There is another bundle that seems to be available. It is called "GitHub for Mac 1.7.5, but it appears to require Mac OS X 10.7 or later.
Has anyone else encountered this difficulty? Must I build from source?
I'm a couple of hours of reading and hacking into this effort? Is there something obvious that I've not considered?
Yes, I've had the same exact problem, and what I did is installed an earlier build from here:
https://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/
I'm running 10.6.8 and installed the newest build there, 1.8.4.2
SourceForge only has 1.9.0 and 1.8.5.2
http://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/reviews?source=navbar
Someone on the reviews said they had trouble with both and went back to 1.7. I would try that if 1.8.4.2 doesn't work.
I was able to run the config commands without an illegal instruction error, at least.
I had this problem and was able to install a working version using Homebrew.
# first uninstall the broken version
# mount the DMG for the broken version using Finder
# "type" this with the tab key! it saves typing and fixes the version number
cd /Volumes/Git\ 2.0.1\ Snow\ Leopard\ Intel\ Universal/
./uninstall.sh
# make bash forget about the uninstalled binary
hash -r
cd
# now install the working version
# assumes you have Homebrew installed
brew install git
git version
I had this today on Snow Leopard after running the suggested git installer from git-scm. Really horrible. Found that installing Macports using their old Snow Leopard package and then
sudo port install git +svn +doc +bash_completion +gitweb
installs git plus its dependencies and git now works fine; version 1.9.3 installed and working on 10.6.8.
I had the same problem. There are various methods for downloading and installing git - Try macports or homebrew. The thing that finally worked for me was having xcode 3.2.6 installed with the additional command line tools - version 3.2 that comes with the leopard install disk wasn't enough. You can install xcode etc. from the disk and then run software update to upgrade it to 3.2.6.
The latest build for Snow Leopard in the official git-osx-installer repo is Git 2.3.5 currently. You can download it from http://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/git-2.3.5-intel-universal-snow-leopard.dmg/download using web browser. This installation works for me on OS X 10.6.8.
Or you can check yourself for a newer version: http://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/
Yes - it seems that it does not support the older OS version (mine was 10.6.8). I upgraded to the newest Mac OS 10.9.4 (the installation will take a while), reinstalled the Git software (note that it will ask for xcode to be installed, which I proceeded), and everything works fine from there. Hope this helps.
Ref : https://help.github.com/articles/does-github-for-mac-run-on-os-x-10-6-snow-leopard
To quote:
Does GitHub for Mac run on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard?
No, GitHub for Mac requires OS X 10.7 (Lion) or higher.
We made this decision because the app relies on a number of
technologies which are not available in Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier. We
want to provide the best experience possible for the app's users, so
we've made the choice to only support 10.7 and above, and not make
earlier versions available.
Ok I want to install the command line version of git on a Mac OSX machine.
Should I be using "brew" or macports or something else?
I want a good command line software manager and there are many.
Download and install xcode 4 from AppStore.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id448457090?mt=12
This will install all developer tools, including git.
For other things I recommend MacPorts.
You can grab git for Mac OSX here: http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/
Git has installer for MacOSX.
See http://git-scm.com/download
Github has pretty good instruction on how to setup Git on Mac.
http://help.github.com/mac-set-up-git/
I am using MacBook Pro Mac OS 10.5 with related version of XCode. I am new to this development environment. I am learning macports, and I read information about macports from http://www.macports.org/. But I am still confused what macports is after reading information from this site.
I am previous working on Windows and Linux, could anyone let me know what macports is (in easy words) and what is the similar item on Windows/Linux?
thanks in avdance,
George
macports is a way of getting executables and other compiled code installed on your computer without having to work out the details of compiling/linking each apllication.
It is equivalent to a package manager under Linux and other Unicies. There is no direct equivalent under Windows.
It is just a convenient way to install a lot of *nix soft on your mac book. They are installed separately (not overwriting) from binaries/daemons/libs already installed on your mac (by default in folder /opl/local). Also they are much fresher than those installed on your mac.
For example 10.6 ships with bash 3.2, but after running sudo port install bash, you will get version 4.x (to make it your default shell add /opt/local/bin/bash to file /private/etc/shells, run chsh -s /opt/local/bin/bash and reopen terminal).
Note other os x package managers: fink and homebrew (superuser question)