Re: Best versioning software for small teams

Roger Lascelles wrote:
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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 find creating a new project kind of weird, but I am used to it now. After you import an existing project, you cannot check out to the same location. So, I rename the original working directory, and then do a checkout. I guess SVN is just forcing me to be cautious.

The other ting that took me a while to figure out is that for day-to-day use the SVN's log is more useful than the repo-browser. I first thought that the log was just a "dumb" dump of activity and the Repo-browser was where you went to see changes. In reality, selecting a file in tortoise, right-clicking and selecting the log menu item, gives a complete history of that files changes. And you can do a diff using your favourite file comparer.


Roger Lascelles



Bill
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