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ThereвЂ™s nothing really to report here select the usual options like directories and let it install. IвЂ™m going for a Windows client installation, which means downloading the correct version from the Perforce site then running p4vinst.exe. ThatвЂ™s it for the Server side at the moment, thereвЂ™s a process up and running (you can check the output in nohup.out) so itвЂ™s time to set up and connect a clientвЂ¦

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Which I will probably put in to a simple startPerforce.sh script, and a probably a stopPerforce.sh script too that contains this and maybe the port number and full path to the binary location: p4d -r /apps/perforce -J /var/log/journal -L /var/log/p4err -p 9002 & So I ended up with a command line that looked like this: The default port is 1666, and remember that if you change this on the Server you will need to change it on your Perforce client(s) too. Most Perforce options can either be exported or passed as a command-line arg, so you can choose You can put this wherever you want, and set up a P4ROOT to specify the Perforce root directory вЂ“ but donвЂ™t use that location for anything else (including client workspaces). Basically, get the binary, export or pass it a few settings if you donвЂ™t want the defaults, then kick it off вЂ“ hereвЂ™s the detail from my notes:Дownload p4d binary (for this platform and architecture): ThereвЂ™s not a lot to do when installing Perforce, so getting a straightforward instance up and running is a breeze. In my case, the server is anВ Ubuntu Linux host, and my client machine is a Windows XP workstation.

Perforce download p4v windows install#

I wanted to check out the latest version so thought IвЂ™d install it on this server and set up a clientвЂ¦ and that I may as well capture the steps and put them here.

Like Subversion, itвЂ™s a client/server system where the server manages a database of revisioned files, and clients connect to checkout, modify and send back changes for others to pick up. As described on WikiPedia, Perforce вЂњis a commercial, proprietary, centralized revision control system developed by Perforce Software, Inc.вЂќ