Labview, Source Code Control and Backup

[GerdW]

Hi Bill,

for me the "Separate…" is applied as soon as the "Marked for separation" is taken in the project properties dialog - even before saving the project…

(It makes sense to save the project too to keep the changed properties.)

[crossrulz]

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@GerdW wrote:

(It makes sense to save the project too to keep the changed properties.)

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More specifically, the Save All option.  After all, the Separate From Compiled is ultimately a VI property.  All the other check boxes are to set this for any new VIs.

[billko]

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@GerdW wrote:

Hi Bill,

for me the "Separate…" is applied as soon as the "Marked for separation" is taken in the project properties dialog - even before saving the project…

(It makes sense to save the project too to keep the changed properties.)

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You're right.  As soon as you actually mark them by clicking the [Mark Selected Items] button, they get saved.  (If you have SVN and you mark them, you can instantly see all the icons turn into red (!).)  But my point was that you had to go and mark them first.  You accidentally omitted that step.  🙂

[pallen]

Another Tortoise SVN user here. 

I like it because it's free and easy to setup.  

Since starting my own business, I switched to using local repositories that I maintain external backups of.  

This combination really works for me.  

That rolling backup sure can be a time saver if things suddenly go sideways.  

[FM82]

Anyone uses SVN for other than Source Code? Maybe .doc, excel files, CAD drawing and so on? It is possible to do this? I read that SVN works for binary files but are there drawbacks (except the server side disk memory optimization)? 

[GerdW]

Hi Francesco,

we also use the same SVN server to commit other filetypes too: electronic schematics with related device libraries, some manuals, Excel files used to keep configs etc in LabVIEW projects, …

[FM82]

Thank you GerdW,

did you encounter problem or strange behaviours?

[GerdW]

No.

[Mark_Yedinak]

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@FM82 wrote:

Anyone uses SVN for other than Source Code? Maybe .doc, excel files, CAD drawing and so on? It is possible to do this? I read that SVN works for binary files but are there drawbacks (except the server side disk memory optimization)? 

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We also store other files types and have not encountered any issues. The only thing to be aware if which you mentioned already is that unlike text files, SVN stores complete copies of binary files which does mean more disk space being used. With text files it stores only the differences and the info to reconstruct the file.

[billko]

Make sure to tell SVN to treat lvlib and lvproj files as binary otherwise it gets hairy when two people accidentally edit the same file and SVN tries to be smart about merging the differences.  The problem here is that you won't get a conflict because SVN will try to be smart and will merge them (because they are xml files), but your library or project file is doomed to corruption.  If you tell SVN to treat them as binary, you'll get a conflict notification, instead.