FlightGear CVS

Many FlightGear developers use CVS, a Concurrent Versions System to store all of the files required to build FlightGear. CVS tracks updates to every file as developers around the world work together concurrently to create new versions.

While new FlightGear features and additions are in development, they are available from CVS before they are available in the standard release version. Using CVS allows a user to build the newest possible version of FlightGear from the latest source files, to experiment with new aircraft or other features. However, it's not a beginner's tool. Using CVS can expose the user to unstable features that show ugly error messages, or crash the computer. Fortunately, very few of FlightGear's advanced features require CVS. (See Getting Started for more info about using FlightGear without CVS).

FlightGear CVS Links

• The FlightGear CVS repository is available at FlightGear CVS
• The CVS Changelog shows all updates made to the CVS repository.

How to Use CVS with FlightGear

Windows

• Updating FlightGear on Windows - to get a recent development version, without compiling
• Building_FlightGear_-_Windows - step-by-step instructions for compiling FlightGear

Linux

• (Ubuntu/Debian): Just use the download_and_compile.sh script, instructions here:Scripted_Compilation_on_Linux_Debian/Ubuntu
• Manual step by step instructions: Building_FlightGear_-_Linux

Mac

• How to build FlightGear cvs on Mac OS X

See Also

• Instructions for the FlightGear CVS repository