#	This file is part of the Concurrent Versions System CVS.
#	Written by Dick Grune, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.
#	$Header: READ_ME,v 3.2 89/09/26 15:33:30 dick Exp $

This is Release 3, 890925.

CVS is a front end for RCS, supporting the concurrent and independent
use of an RCS directory by several people.  See manual page cvs.1.

This set of shell scripts assumes the presence of the RCS programs
rcs, ci, co, rcsmerge and rlog (by Walter Tichy).

To install, examine the Makefile and give suitable values to:

CVSBIN	the directory for the commands themselves	eg. /usr/local/bin
CVSLIB	idem for the auxiliaries			eg. /usr/lib/local/cvs
CVSMAN	idem for the manual page cvs.1			eg. /usr/man/man1
RCSBIN	the directory that holds the RCS programs	eg. /usr/bin

Then call     make install

Be sure you can write/create:
	in $(CVSBIN): AE CM CV DF GC HR LS NR RC RM RV UV  REP LAR LAU LCK
	in $(CVSLIB): anything
	in $(CVSMAN): cvs.1

Historian:
	Unlike the previous releases this release keeps a configuration history
	file. To construct such a file retroactively a 'historian' has been
	added. See manual page historian.1. Install by calling
		make install.hist
	Be sure you can write/create:
		in $(CVSBIN): historian hist1 hist2 coALL
		in $(CVSMAN): historian.1

Changes from release 880312 (configuration 1.93, should have been Release 2):
	features a series of commands to handle sets of repositories
	keeps a configuration history file
	release numbers can be set for a (set of) repositories

Changes from release 860518 (configuration 1.61, should have been Release 1):
	preserves inodes when updating and committing
	DF has a better idea of what has changed
	maintains CVS.adm/Files containing all file names
	environment variables $RCSBIN and $CVSPATH, to access binaries
	Changed the name of the attic directory from .old to Attic.


					Dick Grune
					Vrije Universiteit
					de Boelelaan 1081
					1081 HV  Amsterdam
					the Netherlands
					dick@cs.vu.nl
