What they do where I work is to have a separate Virtual Machine for every version of tools. Like having a mothballed computer for each one. This seemingly solves the support problem once and for all.
Rick Karlquist N6RK Chuck Harris wrote: > When I am doing production software, I check the entire tool chain into > the version control system. That way whenever you make a version you will > be making it in exactly the same way as it was originally done. > > This can be difficult when there are commercial software tools in the > chain. > To alleviate that problem, I only use open source software and tools. > > -Chuck Harris > > Hal Murray wrote: >> >>> We all start out saying, "This time, we're going to archive things in >>> an >>> orderly way, and do it as we go along, and it's going to be a exemplary >>> situation" and pretty soon, as schedules get tight and budgets tighter, >>> that good intention goes by the wayside. >> >> Modern source-control systems make things a lot easier. >> >> Part of it depends on culture. If everybody expects to find everything >> they >> need in the local file system, then it becomes a habit to collect things >> like >> copies of data sheets. >> >> I tend to be paranoid about putting everything into a make file. Even >> if >> some piece of crap software doesn't have a command line mode, I'll put >> something in the make file to print out directions. >> >> If you are sufficiently paranoid, you also keep track of the software >> that >> you used to build things and maybe even the OS it runs on. That >> includes >> utilities as well as compilers, linkers, and CAD systems. You might >> even >> stash away an old PC, just in case. >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
