docs/manual: add CVS support documentation

Signed-off-by: Gustavo Zacarias <gustavo@zacarias.com.ar>
Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
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Gustavo Zacarias 2013-09-11 09:12:05 -03:00 committed by Peter Korsgaard
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@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) :
Buildroot performs a checkout which is preserved as a tarball in
the download cache; subsequent builds use the tarball instead of
performing another checkout.
** +cvs+ for retrieving source code from a CVS repository.
Used by default when +LIBFOO_SITE+ begins with +cvs://+.
The downloaded source code is cached as with the +svn+ method.
Only anonymous pserver mode is supported.
+LIBFOO_SITE+ 'must' contain the source URL as well as the remote
repository directory. The module is the package name.
+LIBFOO_VERSION+ is 'mandatory' and 'must' be a timestamp.
** +git+ for retrieving source code from a Git repository. Used by
default when +LIBFOO_SITE+ begins with +git://+. The downloaded
source code is cached as with the +svn+

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+
In the official tree, most of the package sources are retrieved
using +wget+; a few are only available through their +git+, +mercurial+,
or +svn+ repository.
+svn+ or +cvs+ repository.
+
All other source fetching methods are implemented and may be used in a
development context (further details: refer to xref:download-infra[]).