Thanks, sounds good to me - definitely out it on my list of things to have a look at
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:05:02 -0400, John Paul Ashenfelter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kola Oyedeji wrote: > > > > >Taking this further off topic (;-) and feel free to mail me off list > >but what exactly does subversion bring to the table that CVS doesn't > >offer? Also CVS is good (and the Eclipse/CFeclipse cvs support is > >really handy) but there can be issues with branching when using it on > >large web projects which have a release in production, on going > >development/enhancements and you need to apply an emergency patch. > > > Some of the *major* differences that make SVN (Subversion) a better > choice than CVS for new source control projects: > + it's easy to move, delete, and rearrange files and directories (not > the nightmare of CVS) > + uses *deltas* for everything instead of moving entire files back and > forth, so fast and esp good for binary files > + designed for TCP/IP -- not client-server w/ hacked-on networking like > CVS; much easier IMHO to set up for distributed projects > + easy to set up for web, ssh access > + very smart about handling end-of-line and other annoying > cross-platform gotchas of CVS > > and one really big plus -- nearly all of the cvs commands map directly > to svn equivalents, so if you know cvs, you can frequently type > > svn some-cvs-command-you-know > > and it works. So barrier to entry is low. > > -- > > Regards, > > John Paul Ashenfelter > CTO/Founder Transitionpoint > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' > in the message of the email. > > CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported > by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- KOla BLOG:http://coolskool.blog-city.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
