On Jun 24, 2004, at 2:05 PM, llile@SALTONUSA.COM wrote:
>
> What else would be on your "must have" list?  For instance, a decent
> high accuracy bench volt meter?
>
I don't see why.  But then, I avoid analog as much as possible.

There are two functions of Source code control (like CVS.)  One is to
save older versions of software; you take a snapshot at each major
revision point, and then you can get back all the old versions if you
want to.  Or need to.

The other purpose is to allow more than one programmer to work on the
same set of source code without conflicting with each other.  When you
start editting a file, it essentially becomes "locked" or "frozen" for
other people, so you don't step on each other's feet.
cisco went through an interesting, and fairly typical (I guess)
progression.  We started with 'word of mouth', went to RCS, then CVS,
and now we're using something called clearcase (which provides a sort
of virtual filesystem.)  RCS is probably good to about a half dozen
engineers, and CVS to maybe 100 (and they're both free.)  Depending on
how your source code is laid out.  IIRC, we ended up hacking most of
them to better suit our needs.  Grr.

they've been discussed a couple of times.  Searching for "CVS" ought to
get you to the right threads.

BillW

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