True, but in this case we already own VSS so cost is less of a factor. I have to sell added value and less-than-absurd conversion costs. To that end, any conversion resources anyone could offer would be great. Also, any selling points on the value added side would be helpful.
On 6/13/06, Michael Traher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found the greatest aid to selling CVS/SVN was the price :-) > > On 6/13/06, Rob Wilkerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I think it does and it means that SVN offers a capability that VSS is > > fundamentally lacking. That will make selling this change much > > easier. Thanks for your help. > > > > On 6/13/06, Michael Traher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > :-) yes, each of these source systems has a language all its own! > > > Fortunately CVS and SVN have the same root so thats one mercy. > > > > > > The project is all stored in the repository (all versions since you > > first > > > created it there or committed your existing source files for the first > > > time). > > > > > > In eclipse (and other CVS/SVN client tools) youcan checkout the entire > > > project, and the most common files you want are the latest ones these > > are > > > the default files you will get if you don't ask for anything else. > > > > > > eclipse lets you 'replace' your working copy of a project with another > > > version from the repository. This other version it identified by a tag > > (yes > > > a label) that you have previously told CVS/SVN to apply to a particular > > set > > > of files. > > > > > > It could be that this tag was applied a week ago and that since then > > further > > > changes have taken place to the source code but these changes are not > > > ready/tested yet so you don't want those. Thats what the tags are for to > > pin > > > down a particular consistent set of files from the repository. > > > > > > I have always applied tags to all files (so I click on the top folder in > > the > > > project) but in response to your request I tried just 3 files. Then I > > asked > > > eclipse to replace my current version of the project with the version > > > represented by the tag. All I got was > > > /rootfolder > > > /subfolder > > > /subsubfolder > > > file1.cfm > > > file2.cfm > > > file3.cfm > > > > > > So I could zip/tar this up and then expand on the production server > > > overwriting just the 3 files as required. > > > > > > After this is done I can ask eclipse to 'replace' my project with the > > latest > > > version and I will get all the project back again with latest changes. > > > > > > Does that make it clearer? > > > > > > On 6/13/06, Rob Wilkerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Michael, it sounds like you tried exactly what I'm looking to do, but > > > > I need to clarify since you used terminology that I'm not familiar > > > > with (read: non-VSS terms). I assume "tagging" is "labeling", but > > > > what do you mean you "replaced the project"? I need to "tag" a few > > > > selected files and then extract - using the tag value - those files to > > > > a build directory (not my standard working directory) where they will > > > > be consolidated into a tarball. Once extracted, the build directory > > > > would contain only the files with the given tag. Does "replacing the > > > > project" mean anything like that? :-) > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > On 6/13/06, Michael Traher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I just experimented with tagging just a handful of files (i tried > > three) > > > > and > > > > > then I replaced the project with the 'tag' and all I had was the > > > > necessary > > > > > folder tree and the files I had tagged! > > > > > > > > > > This would then make a nice neat distribution. > > > > > > > > > > (I suspect this is what the 'patch' wizard in eclipse may do for you > > > > anyway > > > > > but I've never tried it......) > > > > > > > > > > At the risk of crazy people joining the thread eclipse does have > > very > > > > nice > > > > > source control tools CVS built in and SVN as a plugin. > > > > > > > > > > On 6/13/06, Tom Chiverton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday 12 June 2006 18:25, Rob Wilkerson wrote: > > > > > > > customers. Ideally, I'd like to extract only the modified files > > > > from > > > > > > > the source control repository so I can then just roll them up in > > a > > > > > > > tarball without any additional weeding of what's in and what's > > out. > > > > > > > > > > > > Should be easy enough, you ask SVN for all the changes between the > > > > last > > > > > > release revision and the current (with fixes). > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Tom Chiverton > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. > > > > > > > > > > > > Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in > > > > England > > > > > > and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office > > > > address > > > > > > is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of > > > > members is > > > > > > available for inspection at the registered office. 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