Dev - Request to Use a Distributed Version Control System When Code Base Changes

Posted by Vinay Agarwal on
URL: http://ofbiz.116.s1.nabble.com/Dev-Request-to-Use-a-Distributed-Version-Control-System-When-Code-Base-Changes-tp167349.html

Hello,

 

May I request to use a distributed version control system (monotone, DARCS, mercurial, bazaar-ng etc.) when the code base is switched over to Apache?

 

Problem:

OFBiz is a fast changing project and expected to maintain its pace for the next year or so. A “significant” customization of OFBiz may require multiple engineers, significant development time, and need for maintaining local changes in a version control system. If such an effort chooses to develop from a snapshot of OFBiz, it is likely to miss out on constant improvements and may require a large “merge” effort eventually. If the effort chooses to be in sync with OFBiz constantly (like me), then local version control becomes very difficult.

 

Solution:

The so-called distributed version control systems allow local repositories, local changes, and sync capabilities with the main repository. There are many such open-source products and I can help investigate the best option.

 

The catch:

None of them have a “complete” Eclipse plugin or a GUI mode. DARCS has a very primitive eclipse plugin but not sure where that effort is headed.

 

Regards,

Vinay Agarwal

 


 
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