I don't think CVS has gotten any better recently - mainly since Subversion is intended to replace it. For info, the latest (2002.2) release of Perforce does...
Hi Marc, Could you provide more details on your environment? I'm curious from "I still believe that ClearCase was probably a much better solution". Jason Yip ...
Hi Jason, I first need to qualify what I'm about to say by noting that I have not kept up to date on the CM/SCM product/tool front over the past couple of ...
Hi George, Taginfo file is working for required output. And for the last step of the process ... I have a branch on the folder. I want to merge work done (for...
Hi - I have just joined the group and here is my bio: What I do: My title is Software Developer. Technically that means I program in C++ and SQL. But I also...
Hi James. ... SourceSafe is not particularly good at parallel development (nor is it particular reliable if your repository grows to any size). Do you have to ...
... I don't know how any tool would enable someone to do more than one manual merge at a time (I assume you mean for the merge conflicts), but there are some...
... I was actually wondering about the specific SCM problems you've encountered that you find ClearCase solves but other, perhaps simpler, tools like CVS and...
James I quote from the horse's mouth: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnvss/html/ vssbest.asp?frame=true Sharing and Branching...
For those who are interested in learning more about configuration patterns and specific ones for Web Services, the book Java Web Services Architecture has a...
Recently, I posted the following in the General CM forum on CM Crossroads. The response was limited. Since this group is focused on SCM patterns, I am hoping...
I just wanted to drop a line to let everyone know of the new DotNetMock site. It's been in construction over the past couple of weeks, and the construction is...
... It's not clear that "codeline per release" implies a staircase of branches... In my experience doing branches off of branches just gets messy, esp when...
... gets ... I agree. I should have said that the approach initially advocated by some of the developers was to create a branch off an existing branch for each...
... What if you need to create a new release N+1 project development line before the release N project's finished? Do you force the release N project working ...
... line before ... project working ... release N+1 ... An experienced user of MKS Source Integrity, described this scenario in his response to one of my posts...
Hi Michael! Sorry for the late reply ... ... So - the codeline containing the "latest and greatest" development keeps moving - is that right? This is the...
Does any development occur along the mainline other than the development for the first release of a single product? I am trying to reconcile the definition of...
... It might or it might not - that depends on the codeline policy of the mainline. Sometimes mainline can be a relative term. For example, "Streamed Lines"...
We use a tool called Harvest that supports the notion of "states". You define a codeline by creating a project. Project-level branching is done using a...
... branching ... and ... While I am not a seasoned Harvest user, I recently evaluated Harvest 5.1.1 by implementing a comprehensive test scenario that...
... I'm not very familiar with Harvest. I imagine it may be similar to "promotion models" and "promotion levels" in other tools (such as PVCS). If a Harvest...
Greetings all, I was a Harvest consultant in a previous life. Harvest states relate to a promotional code model. The state was used to capture a set of changes...
The StickyMinds.com roundtable discussion on SCM and Agility has about two more weeks to go. There has been some interesting and insightful discussion so far....
Hello everybody! My name is Bruno Ribeiro and I work as software engineer for a ITSEC company, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We're now planning our quality...
Hello! I saw messages here discussing about version numbers, but I keep questions in my mind. I'm looking for some kind of policy to manage build numbers and...
... Others may have more to say on this, here is one view: Do whatever works for you, and keep in mind that there is a difference between an internal version...
... [...] ... Can you tell me what is the difference between a "Service pack" and a "patch level"? Are they the same thing? For medium-large projects I usually...
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