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  • newsleecher@spam.com

    Joys of CVS

    Does anyone actually enjoy working with a CVS System. Really, what
    is the point?



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  • IchBin

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    Re: Joys of CVS

    newsleecher@spa m.com wrote:
    Does anyone actually enjoy working with a CVS System. Really, what
    is the point?
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    I have work with a few of them and as of late I am personally using
    Subversion. Also using Subeclipse for the Eclipse interface and
    TortoiseSVN for a interface via the windows file explorer.

    Rather than write up reasons why I will point you to some information
    that should explain it's existence. Apparently you have not worked in a
    corporate environment where products of this nature are heavily used. In
    those environments it would be easy to justify their use.




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    • Snef

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      Re: Joys of CVS

      I use SVN a lot.

      It simplifies (or it should simplify) the versioning. In the beginning you'll
      have to get formiliar with some standards procedures (eliminate the fast, quick
      and dirty fixes on the server right away).
      Currently I'm busy with a reasonable large project (in own hands though) and I'm
      happy with the SVN (or subversion or any CVS).
      You get a nice track of versions, easily step back to a former version, track
      changes...

      I know, most of the things can be done just coping the project around but in the
      end it gets very messy and ugly.

      Some love it, some hate it. Try it yourself!




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      • Johnny

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        Re: Joys of CVS


        "NewsLeeche r User" <newsleecher@sp am.comwrote in message
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        Does anyone actually enjoy working with a CVS System. Really, what
        is the point?
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        CVS is very cool. You can use it from both windows and linux.
        There are various scenarios when it comes in handy. Here's some:
        sometimes you modify code to go in a particular direction and for one reason
        or another it doesn't work out and you need to revert to the previous
        version, with CVS a few clicks and you restore what was;
        on complex systems when you have several programmers working on different
        parts and someone has messed something up you can revert to previous
        versions to find where the culprit is;
        you can have more than one developer working on _different_ parts of the
        same module and CVS will merge the differences; and
        it's also great as a backup tool.
        Best if the CVS is on a different machine from the dev one.


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        • ah@so.l.e.com

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          Re: Joys of CVS


          CVS is used in coprporate environments in order to propogate wildly
          different versions of the bugs they generate.

          It has recently found wide use on the internet allowing those bugs to
          expand their horizons beyond anyones dreams thanks to access by people
          who couldn't write a for loop if you spelt it out for them. This
          generates large profits for support companies.

          CVS has no valid use anywhere at any time for any reason.
          It is a tool for lazy people, inept programmmers and impatient idiots.

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