LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control blog series

[Matthew_Kelton]

So, I have been evaluating some source code/version control systems, and it got a lot more involved than I had planned.  So I decided to document my trials in hopes others would find it useful and fill in the gaps.

I have started so far with 6 posts, and have at least 5 more to go, probably more.  If you know more about the systems, please comment, especially if you find errors.  I do not pretend to be an expert on these systems, and the overview I have done is not extremely in depth, but I think will shed some light on systems and can help others make some initial choices.

I will update the thread as new posts come out, and if you want to comment about the specific posts, please do so on the blog.

Thanks,

Matthew

Posts:

1. LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control – Introduction
2. LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control – Setup
3. LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control – Starting Out
4. LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control – Branching
5. LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control – Simple Merging
6. LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control – Merging Tools

[Matthew_Kelton]

I should have mentioned, I look at one centralized system, Subversion (svn), and three dectralized systems:  git, Mercurial (Hg), and Bazaar (bzr).

[Michael_78]

Good work! Nice comparison. I use SVN and yes, the branch /switch does keep LabVIEW happy and reduce cross linking by keeping the same working copy. Good read.
Thanks
Michael

[Matthew_Kelton]

Some more posts in the series:

1. LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control - Conflict Merging
   
2. LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control - Importing
3. LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control - Some Numbers

I find the Numbers post interesting.  It definitely was the one that took the most effort to do.

[Matthew_Kelton]

A new post:

LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control - Hosting

[Matthew_Kelton]

Another new post.  This one I think is just really cool.

LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control - VCS...on a Stick

[Matthew_Kelton]

We're in the home stretch now.  I'm finally getting to some conclusions:

LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control – Subversion Thoughts

[Matthew_Kelton]

Next up:

LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control – Git Thoughts

[Matthew_Kelton]

Another:

LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control – Mercurial Thoughts

[Matthew_Kelton]

Almost done:

LabVIEW and Version/Source Code Control – Bazaar Thoughts