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CVS vs Subversion

 
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Hi guys,

I've been working with CVS for quite a while, but I've been hearing alot about Subversion.

Can anyone tell me what pros and cons does Subversion has ?
Should I switch or should I stay with CVS ?
 
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I'll describe two cases.

At work we:

Left currently existing CVS projects there, made little attempt to convert them, and continue to use it (particularly several "large" projects).

Converted a few small projects to SVN, just for parctice.

Used SVN for several small new projects. To test the waters. Interestingly, the non-Java (MS) folks in the group jumped on this with Ankh, because they hated VSS.

Are now using SVN for anything new.

At home:

I converted everything I had to SVN. Would not want to go back. I have gotten sloppy about directory names, because I can just rename and/or delete them (they are not really gone of course).

There is a *lot* I have not explored yet - particularly 'properties'. But I highly recommend SVN.

Repository backups are (of course) essential. From the SVN source distribution, you can get a 'hot-backup.py' script to give you some easy help with that.

I would say install it, play with it until you feel comfortable (or not). Then make a decision.

Regards, Guy
[ February 15, 2006: Message edited by: Guy Allard ]
 
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