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Posted to users@subversion.apache.org by Eric <sp...@scoot.netis.com> on 2006/09/01 21:21:52 UTC
Resource that lists differences between CVS and SVN
Is there a resource that lists, preferably in tabular form, the
differences, advantages, and disadvantages between Subversion and CVS?
We are migrating from CVS to Subversion and I'm pretty much convinced that
Subversion is "better" but I need to know exactly what to tell others
(clients, associates, etc.) who ask me why we are bothering making the switch.
If there is a link to which I can point people that would be most helpful.
I have seen a few points raised up here and there in "the book" and on the
Subversion website but if all of that information is collected together in
one place it will make life so much easier.
Thanks...
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Re: Checking out files rather than directories
Posted by marc gonzalez-carnicer <ca...@gmail.com>.
hi,
2006/9/21, Eric <sp...@scoot.netis.com>:
>
...
> Did I misunderstand that capability of Subversion or is that a limitation
> of SmartSVN?
>
by reading your email, i guess you misunderstand
the way subversion works. in svn you don't checkout
(exclusively) or checkin files, as you do in VSS, CVS,
SCCS. svn has a different way of seeing things that
helps overcome the limitations of those older VCSs.
i'd suggest you to read the subversion book, more
precisely, the section "versioning models" in chapter
2.
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.2/svn-book.html#svn.basic.vsn-models
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RE: Re: Checking out files rather than directories
Posted by Ch...@qimonda.com.
> svn co <myURL>/Imakefile file/Imakefile
svn: URL '<myURL>/Imakefile' refers to a file, not a directory
IMHO, this is another Subversion misfortune!
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Talden [mailto:talden@gmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:31 PM
>To: users@subversion.tigris.org
>Subject: Re: Checking out files rather than directories
>
>You can get the contents of a file but it isn't 'checked out'
>(and therefore modifiable).
>
> svn cat svn://someserver/path/filename.txt >filename.txt
>
>If you want a 'working copy' you do, AFAIK, need to checkout a folder.
>
>--
>Talden
>
>
>On 9/21/06, Eric <sp...@scoot.netis.com> wrote:
>>
>> Is this forum a suitable place to discuss things like some
>of the GUIs
>> that are available to use with Subversion?
>>
>> I thought that Subversion was supposed to support checking out/in of
>> individual files in addition to whole directories, but SmartSVN
>> doesn't seem to want to do that, i.e. if I try to check out
>a file it
>> tells me I have to check out the whole directory.
>>
>> Did I misunderstand that capability of Subversion or is that a
>> limitation of SmartSVN?
>>
>> Versions:
>>
>> SmartSVN version 2.0.7, Windows 2000 Pro SP1 (old
>non-updated Windows
>> box I use for testing)
>>
>> Subversion version 1.3.2, Fedora Core 5
>>
>>
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Re: Checking out files rather than directories
Posted by Talden <ta...@gmail.com>.
You can get the contents of a file but it isn't 'checked out' (and
therefore modifiable).
svn cat svn://someserver/path/filename.txt >filename.txt
If you want a 'working copy' you do, AFAIK, need to checkout a folder.
--
Talden
On 9/21/06, Eric <sp...@scoot.netis.com> wrote:
>
> Is this forum a suitable place to discuss things like some of the GUIs that
> are available to use with Subversion?
>
> I thought that Subversion was supposed to support checking out/in of
> individual files in addition to whole directories, but SmartSVN doesn't
> seem to want to do that, i.e. if I try to check out a file it tells me I
> have to check out the whole directory.
>
> Did I misunderstand that capability of Subversion or is that a limitation
> of SmartSVN?
>
> Versions:
>
> SmartSVN version 2.0.7, Windows 2000 Pro SP1 (old non-updated Windows box I
> use for testing)
>
> Subversion version 1.3.2, Fedora Core 5
>
>
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Checking out files rather than directories
Posted by Eric <sp...@scoot.netis.com>.
Is this forum a suitable place to discuss things like some of the GUIs that
are available to use with Subversion?
I thought that Subversion was supposed to support checking out/in of
individual files in addition to whole directories, but SmartSVN doesn't
seem to want to do that, i.e. if I try to check out a file it tells me I
have to check out the whole directory.
Did I misunderstand that capability of Subversion or is that a limitation
of SmartSVN?
Versions:
SmartSVN version 2.0.7, Windows 2000 Pro SP1 (old non-updated Windows box I
use for testing)
Subversion version 1.3.2, Fedora Core 5
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Re: Resource that lists differences between CVS and SVN
Posted by Andy Levy <an...@gmail.com>.
On 9/1/06, Eric <sp...@scoot.netis.com> wrote:
>
> Is there a resource that lists, preferably in tabular form, the
> differences, advantages, and disadvantages between Subversion and CVS?
>
> We are migrating from CVS to Subversion and I'm pretty much convinced that
> Subversion is "better" but I need to know exactly what to tell others
> (clients, associates, etc.) who ask me why we are bothering making the switch.
>
> If there is a link to which I can point people that would be most helpful.
>
> I have seen a few points raised up here and there in "the book" and on the
> Subversion website but if all of that information is collected together in
> one place it will make life so much easier.
A similar topic was just discussed earlier this week, Subversion vs.
Perforce. Specifically for SVN vs. CVS, have a look at
http://www.pushok.com/soft_svn_vscvs.php
There's also "Subversion vs. <insert product of choice here>", at
http://www.szabgab.com/subversion_vs_xyz.html
A shortish blog post:
http://www.joestump.net/913108051/subversion-vs-cvs-review.html
There have been numerous threads on the subject on this mailing list,
I'm sure. A simple Google search for "Subversion vs. CVS" turns up
over a half-million hits.
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RE: Resource that lists differences between CVS and SVN
Posted by Chance Yohman <cy...@technologysystemsinc.com>.
Eric,
Here is one of the references my company consulted when adopting svn.
http://better-scm.berlios.de/comparison/comparison.html
Since their site is down for maintenance currently, consult the cached
version from Google-
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:PHAwfzkmjXwJ:better-scm.berlios.de/comp
arison/comparison.html+http://better-scm.berlios.de/comparison/comparison.ht
ml&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a
Have a nice day,
Chance Yohman
Engineer
Technology Systems, Inc.
Fort Andross
14 Maine St Box 41
Brunswick, ME 04011
v (207) 798-4646 ext 217
f (207) 798-4644
http://www.technologysystemsinc.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric [mailto:spamsink@scoot.netis.com]
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 5:22 PM
To: users@subversion.tigris.org
Subject: Resource that lists differences between CVS and SVN
Is there a resource that lists, preferably in tabular form, the
differences, advantages, and disadvantages between Subversion and CVS?
We are migrating from CVS to Subversion and I'm pretty much convinced that
Subversion is "better" but I need to know exactly what to tell others
(clients, associates, etc.) who ask me why we are bothering making the
switch.
If there is a link to which I can point people that would be most helpful.
I have seen a few points raised up here and there in "the book" and on the
Subversion website but if all of that information is collected together in
one place it will make life so much easier.
Thanks...
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