In a new post on the Dynamically Typed SitePoint weblog, Harry picks up the PECL::cvsclient with the intent of creating a CVS access utility via the web.

Just for the sake of interest, been having a hack with Sara Golemon's cvsclient extension. Being able to access CVS over HTTP (perhaps for a HTML forms interface for updates or exposing with XML-RPC / SOAP) is a very worthwhile aim IMO.

Note that cvsclient is beta (0.2) with only limited functionality so far, for reading a repository and examining the logs for a given file. [...] Wasn't able to access directories below the root of the WACT module - whether that's my fault or a limitation in the current version, I'm not sure. Also there doesn't seem to be a way to get the filename from cvsclient_retrieve() but. again, I may have missed the point.

He tries, with several code examples, to show the creation of his utility, but keeps running into roadblocks. His conclusion? The cvsclient doesn't quite seem to be in the place it needs to be yet - but it is definitely getting there...