[geeks] revision control

[Greg A. Woods]

[ On Tuesday, March 12, 2002 at 23:35:57 (-0500), Joshua D Boyd wrote: ]
> Subject: [geeks] revision control
>
> So, I'm thinking that a revision control system would be a good idea. 
> Something that I can check every increment that compiles back into, or check
> in nightly, or something.

Absolutely -- I use revision control of some sort with almost everything
but e-mail messages!  ;-)

>  So, what do people suggest?  A full blown CVS 
> server for little ol' me?

Why would you need a "full blown CVS server"?  Why not just use CVS
locally with the repo in your own home directory?  Just "cvs init" and go!

>  Something else like RCS or SCCS?

Personally I like SCCS best for single-file jobs -- but then I've used
SCCS for decades now.

>  I don't really
> know anything about anything outside of using CVS as a client (and knowing
> that CVS checkins only take a chord in emacs).

CVS stand-alone is identical.  If you already know how to use it from
the client end then you only need about five minutes more to just set up
a repo and start using it!

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