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

Posted by David E. Jones on
URL: http://ofbiz.116.s1.nabble.com/Dev-Request-to-Use-a-Distributed-Version-Control-System-When-Code-Base-Changes-tp167349p167354.html


Vinay,

How is what these offer better than the SubVersion/SVN capabilities in this area? We currently use SVN and plan to continue using it after the Apache move.

-David


Vinay Agarwal wrote:

> Hello,
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> 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?
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> Problem:
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> 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.
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> Solution:
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> 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.
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> The catch:
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> 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.
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> Regards,
>
> Vinay Agarwal
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