Re: Setting the rules and politics for CVS...

[Todd Denniston]

Steve Pitchford wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of
> Jim.Hyslop
> Sent: 28 July 2004 14:04
> To: 'address@hidden'; address@hidden
> Subject: RE: Setting the rules and politics for CVS...
> 
> address@hidden wrote:
> > I´m studying CVS for the first time. I know how to use it now, but I
> > don´t know how to make or "config" the rules and politics to make a
> > group of about 5 programmers working in the repository. I will be the
> > project leader...
> >
> > Do you know  a doc or some URL, tutorial or URL with that info?
> The manual is available at
> https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs.html
> 
> It will tell you everything you need to know.
> 
> --%<---
> 
> I read the original post and felt a certain degree of empathy with it, I can
> remember getting into cvs and felt ( and still do to a certain degree ) that
> whilst the manuals and documentation explained the technical features well,
> as Jim has in his reply, it lacks case studies and walk throughs - to a
> certain degree I feel as if lots of people pick up cvs administration by
> experience, and subtle things like maintaining administrative control,
> ensuring releases are properly tagged and branched during periods of
> absence, policing the builds and such like can be difficult to grasp for
> first rime administrators, especially when coming from a "system" where by
> no version or concurrent control system is in place.
> 
> I'm not too sure the last section was a question or a statement, but if
> anyone knows of a well maintained site, or news group listing the less
> technical experiences ( and perhaps technical solutions ) that people have
> had, perhaps in the form of case studies then I for one would be interested
> in it.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Steve
It is one of those things that seems to get discussed on the list often enough
some don't bother to respond anymore, try searching:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-cvs/

The threads attached to the following might help some:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=Streamed+Lines&submit=Search%21&idxname=info-cvs&max=20&result=normal&sort=score

Most people end up suggesting "Streamed Lines: Branching Patterns for Parallel
Software Development":
http://www.cmcrossroads.com/bradapp/acme/
http://www.cmcrossroads.com/bradapp/acme/branching/

however you do still need to read the manual
https://www.cvshome.org/docs/manual/cvs-1.11.17/cvs.html
to know how to do those things in CVS.

-- 
Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) 
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter