[H-GEN] source control software

[Michael Anthon]

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I know you asked for free (I assume you mean free source, not free in $) but
I thought I'd give some comment about the Dark Side.  I am currently
developing stuff using MS Access and we have 3 developers working on the
same project.  Our only viable for revision control is Visual Source Safe
(from guess who!).  This adds some extra stuff into access so that queries,
forms, reports, macros and modules can be exported to text files and saved
is VSS.  The tables and various other setups and stuff are exported to a
binary file which is also saved in VSS.  This is all handled automatically
by the additions to Access and works reasonably well [1]

As a result of my experience with this system (VSS that is, not the
Access/VSS combo) I would NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER recommend that anyone
use it.  I have had several instances in the last year or so where the VSS
databases have become corrupted and I have had to restore from backups.
It's unstable, flaky etc. etc. and there is an error in one of the files
somewhere that the integrity check/repair tool has never been able to fix
(it is still in there to this day but seems to have no ill effects)

Cheers
Michael Anthon

[1] It of course makes access run even slower then it normally does and
occasionally seems to take out Access and the working database in a big way,
requiring a full rebuild of the database from the VSS store.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clinton Roy [mailto:s344025 at student.uq.edu.au]
> Sent: Friday, 22 October 1999 8:44 AM
> To: general at lists.humbug.org.au
> Subject: [H-GEN] source control software
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> 
> [ Humbug *General* list - semi-serious discussions about Humbug and
> Unix-related topics. ]
> 
> hello folks
> 
> this a plea for help with an assignment :}
> 
> i have decided to do a management assignment of mine on the 
> effects of 
> different source control software on developer habits.
> 
> i'd like to have a look at as many different pieces of software as
> possible, currently i plan to have a look at sccs (cssc), 
> rcs, cvs and 
> aegis, any other favourites out there? i'd prefer to stick to free
> stuff, as it's the only type of software that hangs around 
> long enough 
> and actually makes a difference to a large number of people.
> 
> any references to anything that people think might of use are
> appreciated :)
> 
> clinton "hoping like hell a certain bofh doesn't read this as
> do-my-assignment-question" roy
> -- 
> ``it's the perfect hassle, for the perfumed kiss''
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> Clinton Roy
> http://student.uq.edu.au/~s344025/
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