CVS repositories The BOINC source code is maintained two CVS modules:

boinc contains the source code for all parts of BOINC itself (client, server, web, database).
boinc_samples contains a sample BOINC application, upper_case, together with Windows and Mac project files and a Linux makefile for building the application. It also includes some bits of code (GLUT, jpeglib, etc.) that many applications will need, but which are not part of BOINC.

If you are developing an application, you should check out these modules in the same parent directory.

CVS tags

We maintain tags for the client software (core client and manager) in the boinc module. For other parts of the software (e.g., server and API), use the current version.

stable: The latest publicly-released version of the client software, generally well-tested. DO NOT USE THE STABLE VERSION OF SERVER AND API SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO, IT WILL BE FAR OUT OF DATE. USE THE CURRENT VERSION INSTEAD.
staging: The version currently being alpha-tested (so at least it compiles).
boinc_core_release_x_y_z: The source code for version x.y.z.

For a list of available tags, go here, scroll to the bottom of the page, and look at the popup menu after 'tag:'.

Source code

You can get the BOINC source code in two ways:

Access the CVS repository directly, e.g. with a command like

cvs -d :pserver:anonymous:@alien.ssl.berkeley.edu:/home/cvs/cvsroot checkout boinc

to get the development version, or

cvs -d :pserver:anonymous:@alien.ssl.berkeley.edu:/home/cvs/cvsroot checkout -r stable boinc

to get the stable version.

Browse the boinc or boinc_samples modules via a web-based interface. This is useful for getting individual files, or seeing the revision history.

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