Follow these steps to get an existing project from an Eclipse repository into your Eclipse workspace. This procedure works the same way on a local or remote repository.
Note: ClearCase users, the term “checkout” used here is closer in meaning to the term “get” as used by ClearCase.
1. Start Eclipse.
2. In Package Explorer view, choose New, Project. In the New Project window, expand CVS and choose Checkout Projects from CVS.
3. Click Next.
4. Select the repository from which you want to get the project and click Next.
5. The Checkout from CVS dialog box is displayed. To see a list of existing modules, select Use an existing module. While the query is processing, "Pending..." is displayed in the list area.
6. Once the list of modules displays, select the project you want to get.
7. Click Next.
8. Indicate how you want Eclipse to process its “new” project. Click Next or Finish. In this example, click Finish.
9. Select the location and tag in the CVS repository to check the project out from, as shown in the next two screens:
