Can anyone recommend a good Source Code control (SCC) that works for the mostly disconnected consultant? I'd prefer something that allows one to save into a local repository and then once connected 'syncs' to the server however I've never seen such a feature. Suggestions? [Windows solution is preferred that integrates with standard IDEs the SCCI API].
as a Git fan, it saddens me to say that Mercurial works better on Windows (I'm working on a project to remedy that, although there's no telling when I'll ever finish anything useful)
Ben Collins
2008-09-24 01:16:17
Oh really, what are you working on? msys? tortoise clone?
1800 INFORMATION
2008-09-24 01:18:53
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You may want to look at git.
It lets you commit things locally, and then resync back to another copy. Its very decentralized and it appears to work in windows.
Doug T.
2008-09-24 00:59:22
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Sorry doesnt solve your want to have it merge to multiple repositories but SVN + TortoiseSVN on windows is a good combination. There are also Visual Studio plug ins for SVN if you use VS.
If you need a third party SVN provider i use SVNRepository.com
JoshReedSchramm
2008-09-24 00:59:54
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If you want a full up local repository, it sounds like you might want to look at Mercurial. I haven't used it other than a quick look-see, but it looks very interesting and powerful, and to the best of my knowledge provides a distributed source control process that replicates the repository allowing a disconnected user to still access things that they didn't "checkout" while connected.
Joe Skora
2008-09-24 00:59:58
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Git may be a good alternative in this case.
From wikipedia: "Git gives each developer a local copy of the entire development history, and changes are copied from one such repository to another. These changes are imported as additional development branches, and can be merged in the same way as a locally developed branch. "
John Miller
2008-09-24 01:00:48
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You need a distributed source code control.
Wikipedia has a good comparison table of source code controls. I'd say pick the distributed source code control that best suits your needs.
Marcel Tjandraatmadja
2008-09-24 01:02:28
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Assuming you're working with Windows, I'd suggest syncing a local folder using TortoiseSVN on the client side (http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/) to a VisualSVN Server-based repository on the server side (http://www.visualsvn.com/).
All available free.
cpuguru
2008-09-24 01:04:54
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You can do this with most systems(cvs, svn, git, and so on). As for an application that will automatically sync when connected; I would not recommend this. It is better to commit intentionally. Depending on how you use a repository auto check in could break an active copy in your repository, or pass in code that hasn't been tested yet.
A decent client for subversion in windows is TortoiseSVN. http://tortoisesvn.net/
J.J.
2008-09-24 01:04:58
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For Windows you'll be better off with Mercurial. Especially if you're familiar with Subversion.
Constantin
2008-09-24 01:11:03
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You may take a look at SourceAnywhere. It supports integrations with MSSCCI IDEs and it supports offline changes.
Catherine
2010-07-26 23:33:02
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It can be achieved with most source code control tools, such as git, svn, sourceanywhere,sourcegear and so on. As to me, i am using sourceanywhere. If you ever used SourceSafe, you may try it out since the UI is similar.
logan163
2010-10-08 05:28:20