Introduction

• MCDS source code is written in Fortran and is hosted on SourceForge:
  • http://sourceforge.net/projects/distanceengines
• The source code can be browsed via:
  • http://distanceengines.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/distanceengines/mcds/
• MCDS source code can be checked out anonymously
• If working with Distance for Windows and Visual Basic, check out the repository under the folder: %BASE%\Analysis Engines\CDS\Engine\

Get MCDS source code using Free Software Foundation CVS client

Run:

set HOME=%cd%\
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@distanceengines.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/distanceengines/ co mcds

Or, if you have a SourceForge account and write access to the repository:

set HOME=%cd%\
cvs -d:ext:USERNAME@distanceengines.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/distanceengines/ co mcds

Get MCDS source code using TortoiseCVS

• Right-click and select CVS Checkout…
• Enter Protocol:
  • If doing an anonymous check out, select Password server (:pserver:)
  • If you have a SourceForge account and write access to the repository, select Secure shell (:ext:)
• Enter Server: distanceengines.cvs.sourceforge.net
• Enter Repository folder: /cvsroot/distanceengines/
• Enter User name:
  • If doing an anonymous check out, enter: anonymous
  • If you have a SourceForge account and write access to the repository, enter your user name
• Next to Module, Click Fetch list…
• Select Module: mcds
• Click OK
• In Finished checkout, click OK