Set Environment Variables (End-user):
Windows Desktop Installations

Changes are made from the Environment Variables graphical user interface (GUI) which can be accessed as follows.

  1. Open the System Properties window (Start-->Settings-->Control Panel-->Performance and Maintenance-->System).

Note: You can also open the System Properties Advanced window by right-clicking on the My Computer icon on your desktop and selecting Properties. Then select the Advanced tab.

  1. Select the Advanced tab.

  1. Click on the Environment Variables button.

A window similar to the following will be displayed:

EXAMPLE

The following example assumes that you have installed WinCVS 1.3 in your C:\glast\tools directory and that you will be connecting to :ext:centaurusa.slac.stanford.edu:/nfs/slac/g/glast/ground/cvs using a secure shell.

Note: Modify the user variables, not the system variables.

  1. In the upper part of the window (i.e., User variables for...), click on the button.

The New User Variable GUI will be displayed.

  1. Create a new environment variable called CVSROOT and set it equal to:

    2. :ext:centaurusa.slac.stanford.edu:/nfs/slac/g/glast/ground/cvs

NOTE: If your account name on your local machine differs from your SLAC account name, you need to prepend your account name to the noric node name, as in:

:ext:youraccountname@centaurusa.slac.stanford.edu:/nfs/slac/g/glast/ground/cvs

  1. Click OK.
  1. Create another environment variable named CVS_RSH and set it equal to:

    2. ssh

Your user variables should now look similar to:

  1. To update the PATH to include the CVS executable:

    1. Click on PATH, then click on the button.
    1. Add c:\glast\tools\WinCVS 1.3\CVSNT; to your PATH.

    Don't forget the semicolon (;) at the end.

    Note: In the example given, there is a space between WinCVS and 1.3).

    1. Click OK and close the windows.

 

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Last updated by: Chuck Patterson 04/20/2005