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@@ -279,7 +279,12 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) :
** +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.
+ Anonymous pserver mode is assumed otherwise explicitly defined
+ on +LIBFOO_SITE+. Both
+ +LIBFOO_SITE=cvs://libfoo.net:/cvsroot/libfoo+ and
+ +LIBFOO_SITE=cvs://:ext:libfoo.net:/cvsroot/libfoo+
+ are accepted, on the former anonymous pserver access mode is
+ assumed.
+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 tag, a branch, or
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