--- mitgcm.org/front_content/source_code.xml 2009/11/03 23:20:16 1.22 +++ mitgcm.org/front_content/source_code.xml 2018/02/05 22:58:06 1.23 @@ -22,55 +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: - +

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. + + +

View through the - - CVS code browser -
Access the + MITgcm repository +

Detailed instructions on how to +download + the code:
-

Download using CVS pserver + download a clone of the repository:

-  bash or sh shell:
-    $ export CVSROOT=':pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
-    $ cvs login 
-      ( enter the CVS password: "cvsanon" )
-    $ cvs co -P MITgcm
-
-  tcsh or csh shell:
-    $ setenv CVSROOT ':pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
-    $ cvs login 
-      ( enter the CVS password: "cvsanon" )
-    $ cvs co -P MITgcm
+    % git clone https://github.com/MITgcm/MITgcm.git

- -

Download the most recent checkpoint - as a "tar" file.
Download one of the - daily snap-shots.

the most recent checkpoint "tar" or "zip" file
+ from GitHub + or from here.
the latest + "tar" or + "zip" archive
+ or the daily "tar" file.

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