There are two ways to start working on a project. You can either create
a completely new project, or you can checkout a project from the CVS
server. To see if there is a project for you to check out, please follow
these steps.
Checking out a Project
1. Open the Penumbra Checkout window by selecting Penumbra >
Checkout Project. The first time you do this you will be prompted
for a password.
2. Enter your CS password and click OK.
3. A new window should open that will prompt you to select a project
that you wish to check out.
4. Make your selection and click Finish. Checking out a new
project may take some time depending on the speed of your computer and
the network connection. Please be patient!
5. The window should disappear, and you should be returned to the
Eclipse workbench, where you should notice a project in the Penumbra
Package Explorer.
A word of caution
You will have to be careful if you want to work on the same project
from home and at school. Let's say you start working on a project in
school and submit it. Then you go home, check out the project again,
work on it, and finally submit it again. So far no problem. However, if you want to keep working on the project
in school the next day, you have to remember
to check out the project again. This
will ensure that you always work with the latest copy of your project.
If you check out the project again it will ask you to overwrite the old
project. Answering yes will allows you to work on the latest version.