Re: Best versioning software for small teams

"Dean Hill" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ed Dressel wrote:

We use Subversion at the office and even though I have Ankh installed
for VS integration I don't use it. I use the Explorer integration with
TortoiseSvn. You can integrate it with Delphi by using SourceConneXion
(http://www.epocalipse.com/scx.htm) and PushOk SVN Proxy
(http://www.pushok.com/soft_svn.php).

Just download the SVNTortoise Windows Installer and run. Setup is complete.
No database to install or setup. Don't download the SVN server to start
with, because Tortoise can make repositories on your hard drive or over your
LAN. Tortoise is a slick, quality tool and the Tortoise help file is like a
book.

Later, to go multi-user full-on, you might want to install the SVN server in
conjunction with Apache or on its own, and you still logon with Tortoise
just as usual.

Without Tortoise, Subversion is much less attractive. The command line is
not for me and the RapidSVN cross-platform client is immature.

Subversion is spreading fast, so it is a good standard to invest your
learning time in.

I have not found bugs, but some of the subversion concepts are not *totally*
explained and Tortoise can let you confuse yourself. From memory, stuff
like add a file then delete it without a commit in between can leave you
confused, but no harm done. Start off gently and it will come to you.

I have tried FreeVCS and do not recommend it. You get stuck in a FreeVCS
ghetto, with some "interesting" limitations.


Roger Lascelles


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