--- mitgcm.org/front_content/source_code.xml 2003/12/06 20:06:58 1.6 +++ mitgcm.org/front_content/source_code.xml 2018/02/09 00:49:40 1.24 @@ -22,83 +22,60 @@ -

The MITgcm code and documentation are under continuous development. The - last official release was called "Release1_patch8" and the current - development is stabilizing in anticipation of a "Release2_beta" - announcement. Both the last stable release and the current CVS - contents can be obtained at: - -

Release1_patch8 : -
- View through an - HTML-enabled CVS code browser
- Download using CVS pserver: +
  The MITgcm code and documentation are under continuous development. + For a while, MITgcm was developped and maintained under + CVS + but has been recently migrated to "git" on Feb 2018. + Note that all the previous development history has been kept in the + new MITgcm git repository while the former CVS repository is now frozen. +
  + +
  The MITgcm code and its companion documentation are now + hosted at GitHub under a single repository. + + -
```
-  $ export CVSROOT=':pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
-  $ cvs login 
-    ( enter the CVS password: "cvsanon" )
-  $ cvs co -r 'release1_p8' MITgcm
-
```
  - -
- Download as a "tar" file.
-
CVS current :
- View through an HTML-enabled CVS - code browser
- Download using CVS pserver + +
- Access the + MITgcm repository +
- Detailed instructions on how to +download + the code:
  + + download a clone of the repository:
```
-  $ export CVSROOT=':pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
-  $ cvs login 
-    ( enter the CVS password: "cvsanon" )
-  $ cvs co MITgcm
+    % git clone https://github.com/MITgcm/MITgcm.git
 
```
  - + + or just get a one-time archive of MITgcm code: + +
  - the most recent checkpoint "tar" or "zip" file
    + from GitHub + or from here.
  - the latest + "tar" or + "zip" archive
    + or the daily "tar" file.
-

A GForge-based MITgcm - development server is available which includes: -

the - MITgcm-support mailing list with a web-browsable archive,
a web-based - forum suitable for quick questions, and
a HOWTO to help - you get started with MITgcm development and customization.

- -

A verification suite is run periodically on a range of different - machines and the results can be seen at: -

+ +

Note: Some outlying pieces (e.g., contrib area) are still alive under CVS + and can be viewed through the + CVS code browser.