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=== Pro Subversion === | === Pro Subversion === | ||
* Support for versioned renames/moves (impossible with CVS): Fingolfin | * Support for versioned renames/moves (impossible with CVS): Fingolfin | ||
* Overall revision number makes build versioning and regression testing much easier: Ender | * Overall revision number makes build versioning and regression testing much easier: Ender, Fingolfin | ||
* Atomic commits: Fingolfin | * Atomic commits: Fingolfin | ||
* Intuitive (directory-based) branching and tagging | * Intuitive (directory-based) branching and tagging: Fingolfin | ||
* Easier hook scripts (pre/post commit, etc): SumthinWicked (I use it for Doxygen after commits) | * Easier hook scripts (pre/post commit, etc): SumthinWicked (I use it for Doxygen after commits) | ||
* Prevents accidental committing of conflicted files | * Prevents accidental committing of conflicted files: Salty-horse, Fingolfin | ||
=== Pro CVS === | === Pro CVS === | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 20 January 2006
On this page, we are trying to collect argument pro and contra both staying with CVS, and switching to CVS. Behind each "argument" is a list of people who agree that this particular argument is valid. We currently have no other realistic choices (since SF.net offers us exactly those two), so I am not comparing more systems here.
Pro Subversion
- Support for versioned renames/moves (impossible with CVS): Fingolfin
- Overall revision number makes build versioning and regression testing much easier: Ender, Fingolfin
- Atomic commits: Fingolfin
- Intuitive (directory-based) branching and tagging: Fingolfin
- Easier hook scripts (pre/post commit, etc): SumthinWicked (I use it for Doxygen after commits)
- Prevents accidental committing of conflicted files: Salty-horse, Fingolfin
Pro CVS
- Lots of people know how to use it: Fingolfin
- Lots of documentation available: Fingolfin
Contra Subversion
- ?
Contra CVS
- No support for versioned renames/moves (CVS repos hackery is not even remotely a replacement): Fingolfin
See Also
- Subversion for CVS Users - Lists the major differences. Taken from the svn book