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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index ce1a06747c..a0b171e7f0 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -8302,6 +8302,43 @@ This string denotes revision to fetch specified as a number. @end table @end deftp +For CVS repositories, the module @code{(guix cvs-download)} defines the +@code{cvs-fetch} origin method and @code{cvs-reference} data type for +support of the Concurrent Versions System (CVS). + +@deffn {Procedure} cvs-fetch ref hash-algo hash [name] +Return a fixed-output derivation that fetches @var{ref}, a +@code{<cvs-reference>} object. The output is expected to have recursive +hash @var{hash} of type @var{hash-algo} (a symbol). Use @var{name} as +the file name, or a generic name if @code{#f}. +@end deffn + +@deftp {Data Type} cvs-reference +This data type represents a CVS reference for @code{cvs-fetch} to +retrieve. + +@table @asis +@item @code{root-directory} +The CVS root directory. + +@item @code{module} +Module to fetch. + +@item @code{revision} +Revision to fetch. +@end table + +The example below denotes a version of gnu-standards to fetch: + +@lisp +(cvs-reference + (root-directory ":pserver:anonymous@@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/gnustandards") + (module "gnustandards") + (revision "2020-11-25")) +@end lisp + +@end deftp + @node Defining Package Variants @section Defining Package Variants |