Re: Looking for Source Control Tool

In article <2p71mc$4f0@gap.cco.caltech.edu> dbikle@alumni.caltech.edu (Daniel B. Bikle) writes: >Hi There, > >I'm shopping around for a tool which allows me to manage >source code of the product I'm building for multiple types >of platforms: > > ms windows > ms dos > unix > os/2 > >I'll probably store the source code on an nfs partition >and mount it on my pc or workstation. > >It would be nice if the tool helped me build Makefiles or >compile scripts and also run the appropriate compiler. > Currently we are evaluating PVCS Version Manager and PVCS Configuration Builder to see if these can help us develop ORACLE apps. It is a commercial product that runs on all the platforms you named (plus some). There is also GNU's rcs and make. There is a DOS version of rcs, but I have not yet found a DOS version of their make. It's free anyway. >Also it would be nice if the tool allowed me to keep track of >dependencies between database objects and source code. For >example, if I want to remove or alter a column in a table, >I'd like to know what source files will need to be changed. I think this can be done with PVCS and rcs/make, but you would need a separate file for each table. When you alter the table, you touch the file and make or PVCS Configuration Builder will use the new timestamp to trigger the rebuild of all targets depending on it. I have no knowledge of a product that can look inside an ORACLE database and start rebuilds based on its contents. I know Ingres had (has?) a reconciler, which will recompile forms and what have you when tables they depend on have changed. Rumor has it that Intersolv and Oracle are talking about integrating PVCS with ORACLE. >If the tool had an X window or ms window point & click interface >I'd be impressed. PVCS has both. >If the tool allowed me to hook up a microphone to it and understand >what I say, then I'd want to buy stock in the company which sells it. With a sound card you might have it talk back to you or hum along while it's busy building your stuff. Might be fun. Regards, Karel >-Dan >----------------------------- >Daniel B. Bikle >Independent Oracle Consultant >dbikle@alumni.caltech.edu >415/854-9542 >P.O. BOX 'D' >MENLO PARK CA 94026 >----------------------------- Karel Sprenger <ks@ic.uva.nl> Informatiseringscentrum | phone: +31-20-525 2302 Universiteit van Amsterdam | +31-20-525 2741 Turfdraagsterpad 9, NL-1012 XT AMSTERDAM | fax : +31-20-525 2084 *** PGP Public Key available on request *** | home : +31-20-675 0989