[arch-general] version control system for normal user

2010-08-26 Thread jewelshaw
Hi, I'm a normal user on a workstation, without root privilege. Usually, I have to test and revise the source code, while after lots of revisions, I get confused about what's new and what's old. I tried subversion, but a svn server with root privilege is required as daemon. So I wonder if

Re: [arch-general] version control system for normal user

2010-08-26 Thread Florian Pritz
On 26.08.2010 16:56, jewelshaw wrote: Hi, I'm a normal user on a workstation, without root privilege. Usually, I have to test and revise the source code, while after lots of revisions, I get confused about what's new and what's old. I tried subversion, but a svn server with root

Re: [arch-general] version control system for normal user

2010-08-26 Thread Guilherme M. Nogueira
I've been using git and mercurial. They're quite similar, but have a few differences that are important. Like the svn-like commit of mercurial vs git commit. -- Guilherme M. Nogueira Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke

Re: [arch-general] version control system for normal user

2010-08-26 Thread David Rosenstrauch
On 08/26/2010 10:56 AM, jewelshaw wrote: Hi, I'm a normal user on a workstation, without root privilege. Usually, I have to test and revise the source code, while after lots of revisions, I get confused about what's new and what's old. I tried subversion, but a svn server with root

Re: [arch-general] version control system for normal user

2010-08-26 Thread Magnus Therning
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 15:58, Florian Pritz bluew...@server-speed.net wrote: On 26.08.2010 16:56, jewelshaw wrote: Hi,     I'm a normal user on a workstation, without root privilege. Usually, I have to test and revise the source code, while after lots of revisions, I get confused about

Re: [arch-general] version control system for normal user

2010-08-26 Thread Magnus Therning
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 16:02, David Rosenstrauch dar...@darose.net wrote: On 08/26/2010 10:56 AM, jewelshaw wrote: Hi,     I'm a normal user on a workstation, without root privilege. Usually, I have to test and revise the source code, while after lots of revisions, I get confused about

Re: [arch-general] version control system for normal user

2010-08-26 Thread Philipp Überbacher
Excerpts from Florian Pritz's message of 2010-08-26 16:58:39 +0200: On 26.08.2010 16:56, jewelshaw wrote: Hi, I'm a normal user on a workstation, without root privilege. Usually, I have to test and revise the source code, while after lots of revisions, I get confused about what's new

Re: [arch-general] version control system for normal user

2010-08-26 Thread fons
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:56:45PM +0800, jewelshaw wrote: I'm a normal user on a workstation, without root privilege. Usually, I have to test and revise the source code, while after lots of revisions, I get confused about what's new and what's old. I tried subversion, but a svn server

Re: [arch-general] version control system for normal user

2010-08-26 Thread Chris Bannister
I used SVN at first then moved to git and havnt looked back since, fantastic all round. Check out http://githup.com On 26 August 2010 16:02, f...@kokkinizita.net wrote: On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:56:45PM +0800, jewelshaw wrote:     I'm a normal user on a workstation, without root privilege.

Re: [arch-general] version control system for normal user

2010-08-26 Thread John Holbrook
I used SVN at first then moved to git and havnt looked back since, fantastic all round. Check out http://githup.com; I think you meant github.com www.linuxgeek.ca