%% Rolf Magnus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> If by 'a "view" mechanism' you mean ClearCase's dynamic view >> capability, then you'll never find that in any open source tool, or >> indeed in any other proprietary tool either. That capability is >> unique to ClearCase.
rm> Just out of interest: What does it do? ClearCase dynamic views use the MVFS, or Multi-Versioned File System, to implement workspaces. The MVFS basically provides a "live" mapping between a UNIX (or, I guess, Windows if you go that way) directory structure containing directories, files, etc., and the SCM data which is implemented in a relational database. Creating a workspace, then, just involves defining the mapping and takes a second or two: no copying around is involved. Changing the version of the code you're looking at is similarly trivial, regardless of how far you're moving in the codebase. The downside is it takes a lot of horsepower in the client, server, and network to make this fast enough to be usable. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HASMAT: HA Software Mthds & Tools "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them. _______________________________________________ help-gnu-utils mailing list help-gnu-utils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-utils
