| Re: Version Control [message #25985] |
Thu, 02 August 2001 13:10  |
Craig Markwardt
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Registered: November 1996
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Paul van Delst <paul.vandelst@noaa.gov> writes:
> "Dr. Otto Jusko" wrote:
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>> When working on larger projects with more than one developer, the
>> problem of diverting versions and file overwritng arises. When working
>> under HP-UX we frequently used a product named "SoftBench" which
>> provided us with version control and the mandatory file locking. Is such
>> a product available for IDL ? Or in general: Would you like to have it
>> inside IDL ?
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> I use CVS (Concurrent Versions System) for everything: IDL source
> code, Fortran source, shell source code, etc. It's free so I don't
> expect it to be the be-all-and-end-all, i.e. developers still have
> to keep in contact, but it can be used remotely (e.g. my software
> repository is on a big-honking-nightly-backed-up computer in
> Wisconsin and I work here in DC.) It has file locking and tracking
> so you can see who's been doing what to which file.
I second this. I also use CVS to keep multiple copies on different
machines synchronized (ie, server, desktop machine, laptop).
Craig
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