"Visual Source Safe"

[uzoyabuzo]

Hi all,

I'm searching for some "version control software" like VSS, CVS, Subversion, etc to keep track of developments within a group of a few developpers within my company. I don't know much about this kind of software and I'd like something (if possible) free and "plug-and-play" ... Thanks in advance for all your replies and suggestions... Regards. 

[PhillipBrooks]

Start here...

[TCPlomp]

Take a deep breath and ditch Visual Source Safe, the product is not sold anymore or under development.

My advise would be to use a Distributed Version Control Software (DVCS) package, I know three examples of those:

1. Mercurial
2. Git
3. Bazaar

(in my favourite order).

The advantage of such system over a VCS is that you don't need to be connected to the server to perform Version Control actions.

Take the time to understand the differences good reading material is available on Stackoverflow (a site on programmer questions), for instance the following question, or search  term.

There are several free and quite easy to maintain solutions, personally I use Mercurial on an old linux (ubuntu) system.

However if you are administrating such a system be prepared to spent every few weeks a day to back-up.

If I would use such a system at work I would 'outsource' the maintenance tasks to our IT department since they have a much deeper knowledge of backups.

Ton

[F._Schubert]

Most are using SVN (Subversion), it's easy with TurtoiseSVN. The big newcomer is mercurial (it's on my todo list for the summer holidays), made easy and fun with TurtoiseHq.

Felix

[waldemar.hersacher]

You can also use Push Ok SVN SCC Plugin to integrate SVN directly into LabVIEW. You will see it in LabVIEW as a source control provider.

It's not free but it will make live easyer.