RE: [boost] SourceForge/CVS Progress

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-07-19 18:15:16

Just as an FYI, another of the "in the works" replacements for CVS is called
Subversion and is being developed by Tigris
(http://subversion.tigris.org/index.html).  The requirements appear to
address the issues you are having with CVS.

Jeff Garland
jeff_at_[hidden]
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Nathan Myers [mailto:ncm_at_[hidden]]
  Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 5:07 PM
  To: boost_at_[hidden]
  Subject: Re: [boost] SourceForge/CVS Progress

  > That strikes me as being a useful technique, but only as a workaround
for a
  > version control system shortcoming.  Another workarounds might include

  > It really seems a first class version control system could track
  > directory and file name changes along with text changes.

  CVS is universally recognized as having severe shortcomings.  There
  are replacements in the works.  The most mature are Bitkeeper (by
  Larry McVoy, bitkeeper.com) and Aegis (by Peter Miller in Australia,
  www.pcug.org.au/~millerp/aegis).  Both have been ported to the less
  developer-friendly OSes.  The trick is to persuade S/F to
  run one or the other (or both) in place of CVS.

  ...

  Nathan Myers
  ncm_at_[hidden]

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