By high1memo on
Sorry to ask such a dumb question, but I just dont understand what CVS modules mean. I've been looking around in the handbooks and forums, and Ok so the Concurrent Versions System is a code management system developers use to track modifications of code. But how does that affect a non-tecn drupal user like myself?
I know I cant use 4.6 modules with 4.7, but can i use CVS modules with 4.7?
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It's not a dumb question,
It's not a dumb question, the distinction is probably not clear at all for someone new to Drupal and OSS development.
Drupal modules have releases. The 4.6 release of a module is for Drupal 4.6; the 4.7 release of a module is for Drupal 4.7.
The CVS version of a module that is in development, and you shouldn't be using it unless you are following the development of the module. The CVS version may or may not work with the CVS version of Drupal, or it may work with whatever version of Drupal was latest at the time the module was developed. This may be Drupal 4.7 (which it often is), or if the module has been lying stale and not maintained, Drupal 4.6 or Drupal 4.5.
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CVS
CVS for non tech users means
- in development
- possibly buggy
- stay away unless you know what you're doing / want to help testing
A packaged module under 'CVS' isn't targeted at a specific drupal version; some are for 4.5, some 4.6 and others 4.7 or the upcoming 4.8 (HEAD).
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Thanks guys, Thats all I
Thanks guys,
Thats all I needed to know, and I couldnt find such simple straight forward info to deduce that myself!
I was having problems with subproducts from the e-commerce v4.7 module pack as are a few people (http://drupal.org/node/67726) - according to the readme they rely on the apparel and custom modules which are apparently CVS - I guess that explains it all then!
cheers,
More information on the
More information on the version numbers used here can be found itn he handbook here: http://drupal.org/handbook/version-info
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did you ever get your custom module?
'cause I sure would like to use my subproducts. I got the aparrel one, but still no custom in the current ecommerce tarball