Subversion: Is the jump from CVS worth it?

Subversion: Is the jump from CVS worth it?

Posted Mar 19, 2004 15:36 UTC (Fri) by jschrod (subscriber, #1646)
In reply to: Subversion: Is the jump from CVS worth it? by rjw
Parent article: Subversion: Is the jump from CVS worth it?

The focus of Subversion (as of CVS) is to retain control over revisions of files in a project.

The focus of arch (and of darcs, monotone, etc) is to manage changesets, i.e., independent developments tiers by contributors.

Subversion is more mature (portability, file name issues (spaces!)). Arch has a very interesting architecture. Both have security issues, addressed by darcs and others (in particular, OpenCM).

Depending on your need, there are many factors to look at when choosing a code control system. Google around and learn about the joys of code management - this is still a wide and open field!

Cheers, Joachim

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