Re: [Jython-dev] Return through outer finally

[Ype K. <yk...@xs...>]

Mat,

On Wednesday 04 September 2002 23:28, Mat...@i2... wrote:
> On 09/04/2002 02:20:50 PM jython-dev-admin wrote:
> > Does eclipse allow to use CVS locally while still accessing the remot=
e
> > sourceforge jython repository?
>
> Well, what it does is equivalent to doing a "cvs checkout" to the local
> filesystem for you to work on.  If you then choose to commit a file(s),=
 it
> does a "cvs commit" back into the remote repository - assuming you have
> permissions to do so.  It does NOT let you use CVS to do interim checki=
ns
> locally before committing back to the repository - which is what I thin=
k
> you are asking for?  However, it DOES have its own built in local
> repository (non CVS) for this.  Thus if you are working on a project fo=
r a
> while without having commited back to CVS, you can still do things like
> revert to a previous version of a file, compare versions, etc i.e. It
> gives you what you would probably have wanted a local CVS for, without
> having that local CVS ;-)  (Big difference being that you don't have a
> "backup" copy if your hard drive crashes, but if you are that paranoid,
> then you could probably copy the projects directory to a CD or somethin=
g
> at the end of the day =3D)

Yet another convincing argument to try eclipse.

> Another cool thing about eclipse is that it is completely open source,
> with a sophisticated (but relatively easy to use) plugin architecture -=
 in
> fact eclipse itself is mostly just plugins on top of a plugin engine, a=
nd
> all the source is included, so its pretty easy to look at the built in
> plugins to learn how to write your own - I wrote a clearcase plugin
> (another source control vendor) in no time.  I don't mean to sound like=
 a
> salesman, but I figure if I get people excited enough about it, then
> someone else will write a jython plugin for it so that I don't have to =
;-)

The top web page look much like an empty plugin engine itself.
For better 'sales' the actual plugins could be advertised.

> The best bet is to just try it and see if it suits your needs - assumin=
g
> that a 50MB download isn't too painful.

At 8kB/sec that's over 6000 seconds. But then, it's free.

Thanks, and I'll give it a try,
Ype
=20