# Getting the Quantum plugin source from CVS.

To follow this guide you need the Eclipse version 3 or higher.

First you go to Open a Perspective and open the CVS repository exploring perspective. It can be in the Others.... You get a perspective. You right-click on the CVS Repositories view and create a New -> Repository Location...
The data to access quantum is:
Host: cvs.sourceforge.net
Repository Path: /cvsroot/quantum
User: anonymous
Password:
There is no password for anonymous. You can substitute the User and Password for you own, if you are registered in sourcefoge.net. If you want developer access, remember to use extssh as the connexion type, so as to be able to update the cvs repository with your changes (that need a ssh connection in sourceforge). Of course to modify you also need to be in the list of Quantum developers in sourceforge.
After that, if you are connected to the Net, you will be able to get the project files. You will see a HEAD sub-item, a Branches, and a Versions. You select the HEAD, and then right-click onto quantum-plugin. Then select Check Out. After downloading from CVS all the files of the Quantum project, Eclipse will create a new project in your workspace called quantum-plugin. In principle, you should be able to run that directly. The other plugins that are active are com.quantum.dbunit, com.quantum.torque, and com.quantum.flatfiles. They are mostly concerned with exporting of data and metadata.