[Fwd: [Ts2k-interface-developers] Our first meeting]

[Dale E. E. <de...@w-...>]

"Dale E. Edmons" wrote:

> Rich,
>
> As always, the dumb questions are the ones that don't get asked!
>
> CVS stands for Concurrent reVisioning System.  It uses RCS
> (Revision Control System) to do its work.  CVS and similar programs
> only track changes to text files.  CVS goes the extra mile in that
> is tracks the numerous changes of all files in a particular directory
> and all its subdirectories, and by numerous developers.  Thus, if
> you change a file and check it in, then when I do an update the
> changes will be updated in my file as well.  Not only that, the
> developers are assumed to be widely despersed and have a
> network connection.  The repository--where the master for
> all source code and every revision--is where we check the
> source code out and commit new changes.  Periodically, the
> administrator of a project makes a new release with new revision
> number.
>
> CVS doesn't know whether is is changing a C, C++, Fortran, or
> just a letter to Mom.  It does a diff and adds the differences to the
> appropriate file.  The only time an error or warning may be generated
> is if two developers changing code within a few lines of one another.
> CVS will then require the adminstrator to merge these changes by
> hand.
>
> Also, CVS doesn't know anything about compiling or building a program.
> The benefit of CVS is that if we put in a bunch of code that breaks the
> whole project, we use CVS to remove the changes back to a revision
> that works.  We may then locate which changes broke the project,
> fix them, put them back in, and continue on our merry way.
>
> Sourceforge, though it does have a large percentage of Linux sources,
> is Operating System independent.  Thus you will find Mac OS, OS/2,
> Unix, Linux,  and even Windows programs.  Sourceforge is Open Source.
> They don't require a GNU license, but they do require the license is
> similar and that the source code is not restriced.
>
> Hopes this helps.
>
> 73's
> Dale, kd7eni