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Posted to users@subversion.apache.org by Srinivas Hanglur <sr...@valtech.co.in> on 2007/03/21 06:56:53 UTC

Is SVN based on SCCS like CVS?

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

I vaguely remember that SVN is based on SCCS just like CVS, but with much
improved features. Is it correct? Please confirm.

 

Regards,

 

Srinivas


Re: Is SVN based on SCCS like CVS?

Posted by Matt Sickler <cr...@gmail.com>.
IIRC, svn was made completely from scratch (using external modules for
things like HTTP requests of course; noone likes reinventing the wheel)

On 3/22/07, Andy Levy <an...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/21/07, Srinivas Hanglur <sr...@valtech.co.in> wrote:
> >
> > I vaguely remember that SVN is based on SCCS just like CVS, but with
> much
> > improved features. Is it correct? Please confirm.
>
> If you're referring to SCCS as defined at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_Code_Control_System , I don't
> think either system is "based on" it.
>
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RE: Is SVN based on SCCS like CVS?

Posted by "Miller, Eric" <Er...@amd.com>.
Err.. yeah. cvs is based on rcs.
svn is not.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Levy [mailto:andy.levy@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 5:48 PM
> To: Srinivas Hanglur
> Cc: users@subversion.tigris.org
> Subject: Re: Is SVN based on SCCS like CVS?
> 
> On 3/21/07, Srinivas Hanglur <sr...@valtech.co.in> wrote:
> >
> > I vaguely remember that SVN is based on SCCS just like CVS, but with
> much
> > improved features. Is it correct? Please confirm.
> 
> If you're referring to SCCS as defined at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_Code_Control_System , I don't
> think either system is "based on" it.
> 
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Re: Is SVN based on SCCS like CVS?

Posted by Andy Levy <an...@gmail.com>.
On 3/21/07, Srinivas Hanglur <sr...@valtech.co.in> wrote:
>
> I vaguely remember that SVN is based on SCCS just like CVS, but with much
> improved features. Is it correct? Please confirm.

If you're referring to SCCS as defined at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_Code_Control_System , I don't
think either system is "based on" it.

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