Hi there,
Usually, to re-create one old version from CVS, one should retrieve all the files that comprised the version using the cvs tag or branch that was used to signal the release.
Looking at the JForum CVS, it seems Rafael is using cvs tags V_2_1_4, V_2_1_3, V_2_1_2, V2_1... to signal versions, so supposedly, if you retrieve the CVS tree using one of those tags,
you should be able to re-create the desired version.
If you knew the date a version was released, you could also try "by date", but that's not as reliable.
So, supposedly, if you use something like:
you should be able to retrieve jforum version 2.1.4.
I say supposedly because it depends on how things are organised in CVS, but it's quite likely.
Regards.
Edit: After that is when you use
Ant and the build.xml file to actually rebuild JForum from the source files.
[originally posted on jforum.net by GreenEyed]