AVR-Chat

David Kelly wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 03:02:44AM +1100, Russell Shaw wrote:
> 
>>It might seem very primitive, but i just copy "myprojectdir" to
>>"myprojectdir-NNN" onto a second HDD, incrementing the number each
>>time. It acts as a short-term backup, and you can easily browse old
>>code. There's also live backup systems for linux where snapshots are
>>taken hourly or whatever time interval you want.
> 
> 
> I too did that in ancient times when tools such as CVS were exotic and
> expensive accessories. But these days CVS ships on the most basic MacOS
> installation, TortoiseCVS and TortoiseSVN are free downloads for
> Windows, so there is no longer any excuse.
> 
> Directory duplication as a means of version control is no where near as
> good of a tool as CVS for tracking changes. Or for back pedaling to
> revert only the changes which did not work.
> 
   Is there a reasonable CVS front end these days?  I found CVS to be 
cryptic and difficult to use when versioning.  The fact that a 
"checkout" does not lock a CVS file and that it tries to merge multiple 
changes upon "checkin" annoyed me.  When I check something out, I want 
the file locked.  Also, the idea of a "sticky" file or tree escapes me 
when I try to understand it.  But if I'm the only one on a project these 
are minor if there is a decent front end now.

???
DLC

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