1995-10-28 21:07:39 +00:00
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Here are references to RCS and related free software and documentation.
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Some of this information changes often; see the Frequently Asked Questions
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for more up-to-date references.
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1997-02-22 15:48:31 +00:00
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1995-10-28 21:07:39 +00:00
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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<http://www.qucis.queensu.ca/Software-Engineering/>
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<ftp://rtfm.mit.edu//pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/comp/software-eng/>
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for software engineering; e.g. see
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<http://www.qucis.queensu.ca/Software-Engineering/blurb/rcs>.
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<http://www.iac.honeywell.com/Pub/Tech/CM/CMFAQ.html>
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<ftp://rtfm.mit.edu//pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/comp/software/config-mgmt/>
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for configuration management
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<http://www.winternet.com/~zoo/cvs/FAQ.txt>
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<ftp://ftp.odi.com/pub/users/dgg/FAQ.gz>
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for CVS (see below)
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RCS and related GNU project software
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<ftp://ftp.cs.purdue.edu/pub/RCS/>
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The RCS project distribution directory also contains beta versions,
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ports, and prebuilt documentation.
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<ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/>
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The GNU project distribution directory contains:
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diffutils-N-tar.gz
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the latest diffutils release; recommended for RCS
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emacs-N-tar.gz
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The latest Emacs release contains VC, a version-control package
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that makes RCS easier to use.
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make-N-tar.gz
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GNU Make, which can automatically build from RCS files.
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rcs-N-tar.gz
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the latest RCS release
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cvs-N-tar.gz
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the latest official CVS release (see below)
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<ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/gnu/devtools/> DOS, OS/2 ports
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<ftp://ftp.cc.utexas.edu/microlib/nt/gnu/> NT port
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CVS
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CVS, the Concurrent Versions System, keeps tracks of source changes
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made by groups of developers working on the same files concurrently,
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allowing them to resync as needed.
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<http://www.winternet.com/~zoo/cvs/>
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<http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html>
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These pages have useful information about CVS.
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<ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/cvs-1.3.tar.gz>
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CVS 1.3 is the latest released version.
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<ftp://ftp.delos.com/pub/cvs/alpha/cvs-1.4A2.tar.gz>
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CVS 1.4 is in alpha test, but it is recommended if you are installing CVS
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for the first time, or on a recent operating system.
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<ftp://ftp-os2.cdrom.com/pub/os2/unix/> DOS, OS/2 ports
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<ftp://ftp.cc.utexas.edu/microlib/nt/gnu/> NT port
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<ftp://ftp.cyclic.com/pub/cvs/>
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Cyclic CVS adds network transparency to CVS; it supports efficient,
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reliable, and authenticated repository access via TCP/IP.
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Other software that uses RCS
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<ftp://ftp.nau.edu/pub/Aegis/>
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Aegis manages revisions, baselines, mandatory reviews, and mandatory testing.
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<ftp://ftp.vix.com/pub/patches/csu/>
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BCS, the Baseline Configuration System,
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manages revisions, baselines, and staging areas.
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<ftp://riftp.osf.org/pub/ode/>
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ODE, the Open Software Foundation Development Environment,
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manages revisions, builds, and sandboxes.
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OSF uses it for their own development.
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<ftp://bellcore.com/pub/Odin/>
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Odin, a `make' replacement, can build directly from arbitrary revisions
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without requiring checkouts of working copies. It also handles
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parallel builds on multiple remote hosts and of multiple variants.
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