Version Control in Embedded Systems

[Grant Edwards]

In article <2a2c56bb.0307020321.16e28a83@posting.google.com>, Yaakov wrote:
Are people using formal Version Control systems for embedded applications?

Of course!

I used RCS for many, many years. Most of the RCS users I know
have switched to CVS. Now I use MS Visual Suck Safe.
Definitely a step down from RCS or CVS. Other people I know
use perforce, or that other big commercial one with "VOBs"
(what's it called?).

Everybody I know who does embedded SW uses some sort of
revision control system.

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[Allan Herriman]

On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 14:25:42 +1200, "Charles Oram" <charles.oram@ xxxx
ericsson.co.nz> wrote:
"Grant Edwards" <grante@visi.com> wrote in messagenews:3f02f1a1$0$638$a1866201@newsreader.visi.com... In article <2a2c56bb.0307020321.16e28a83@posting.google.com>, Yaakovwrote: Are people using formal Version Control systems for embedded applications? Of course! I used RCS for many, many years. Most of the RCS users I know have switched to CVS. Now I use MS Visual Suck Safe. Definitely a step down from RCS or CVS. Other people I know use perforce, or that other big commercial one with "VOBs" (what's it called?). Everybody I know who does embedded SW uses some sort of revision control system. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! I'd like someJUNK at FOOD... and then I wantto visi.com be ALONE --That's ClearCase (the one with VOBs).It has some really nice features if you don't mind having to employ someonefull-time to manage your server. I don't think it is worth the effort (ormoney) for small teams. We moved away from ClearCase to CVS - much simpler.

We're using Clearcase.
We have a really large, distributed development team, and it makes a
big difference.

As you said, if you have a small team, it's simpler (and *much*
cheaper) to use something like CVS.

Regards,
Allan.