--- freem/scripts/fmd-commit	2025/04/04 18:14:56	1.2
+++ freem/scripts/fmd-commit	2025/04/06 03:38:05	1.4
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 #
-#   $Id: fmd-commit,v 1.2 2025/04/04 18:14:56 snw Exp $
+#   $Id: fmd-commit,v 1.4 2025/04/06 03:38:05 snw Exp $
 #    Commit to FreeM repository
 #
 #  
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
 #   along with FreeM.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #   $Log: fmd-commit,v $
+#   Revision 1.4  2025/04/06 03:38:05  snw
+#   Prepare for adding packaging functionality to fmd
+#
+#   Revision 1.3  2025/04/04 18:19:13  snw
+#   Fix fmd-commit call to fmd log
+#
 #   Revision 1.2  2025/04/04 18:14:56  snw
 #   Fix log and commit scripts
 #
@@ -37,10 +43,27 @@
 #
 
 function usage() {
-    echo "usage:  fmd commit <commit-message>"
-    exit 1
+    echo
+    echo "Commits your changes to the FreeM CVS repository"
+    echo
+    echo "usage:"
+    echo
+    echo "  fmd commit \"<commit-message>\""
+    echo
+    echo "  <commit-message> should describe what this change does."
+    echo
+    echo "NOTE: the commit message will be added to the ChangeLog"
+    echo "      prior to committing the repository."
+    echo
+    exit 0
 }
 
+if [[ $1 == "help" ]]
+then
+    usage
+fi
+
+
 if [[ $# == 0 ]]
 then
     echo "commit:  must be run from 'fmd commit'"
@@ -58,8 +81,18 @@ then
     usage
 fi
 
+FMD="$1"
 COMMIT_MESSAGE="$2"
 
+OLD_CVS_RSH="${CVS_RSH}"
+OLD_CVSROOT="${CVSROOT}"
+
+export CVSROOT=":ext:${_fmd_cvsuser}@cvs.coherent-logic.com:/home/cvsroot"
+export CVS_RSH="$(which ssh)"
+
 ${FMD} log "${COMMIT_MESSAGE}"
 cvs ci -m "${COMMIT_MESSAGE}"
 
+export CVSROOT="${OLD_CVSROOT}"
+export CVS_RSH="${OLD_CVS_RSH}"
+