--- mitgcm.org/front_content/source_code.xml 2004/01/14 15:46:51 1.8 +++ mitgcm.org/front_content/source_code.xml 2018/03/31 17:16:11 1.25 @@ -22,84 +22,59 @@ -

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: - -

CVS current : -
- View through an HTML-enabled CVS - code browser [ViewCVS Web interface]
- 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 MITgcm
-
```
  - -
-
Release1_patch8 :
- View through an - HTML-enabled CVS code browser [ViewCVS Web interface]
- 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 -r 'release1_p8' 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.
- Download as a "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.

- +