version control Questions

Differences among version control tools
By Mahendran Balu - February 18, 20134 Answers

As there are many version control tools available, I want to know the diffenrences among them and benifites of them.

What is your favorite tool for Windows thick client installs?
By Bob Aiello - February 16, 20131 Answer

Many of us support automated Windows installation. I have used MS Build for some time and most recently got to play with ClickOnce which is great. But what about legacy Windows applications? Do you still use Wise or InstallShield? What are the best practices and best products for supporting legacy windows application installation?

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What Is DevOps?
By Bob Aiello - February 10, 20131 Answer

DevOps means a lot of things to different people. I would like to start a discuss here on exactly what DevOps means to you. 

What do you think DevOps really means? Is it important? If so, why is it important?

Bob Aiello
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ClearCase Remote Client delivery error: java.io.IOException: malformed response: content_ID "CheckoutInfo"
By RYAN MCBRYDE - January 30, 20131 Answer

Using ClearCase Remote Client, 7.1.0.0, attempting to deliver a single activity with a single change from a child stream to the parent.  Get this error mesage:

Error: "java.io.IOException: malformed response: Content-ID "CheckoutInfo""

Merge take place but I have to go to the target veiw and check the file in, which succeeds without incident.  Error only occurs when performing the delivery.

Why don't any links to white papers or other downloadable content work any longer?
By Michael Reed - January 24, 20131 Answer

I suppose this is both a "new CM Crossroads format" opinion as well as a question.  I have now attempted to follow two links from the old ClearCase International User Group (CCIUG) and both have come up with 404 Not Found errors.  How do I find this type of data?  The search utilties I've found on the site so far are worthless and the documents are just not to be found...

Here is a quick review of the new site:

I think the new format is pretty but disfunctional.  By completely dropping the old forums and not providing an archive to keep the old linked data available I'm afraid that this site isn't nearly as useful as it was in the past.  I've always liked Bob but I have to say I miss Patrick.  With the old forums it was easy to quickly identify a location of interest and then to drill down into that or search it for more targeted relevant data.  This new format...not so much.

-michael reed

How does everyone like the new CM Crossroads website?
By Bob Aiello - January 11, 201340 Answers

How does everyone like the new CM Crossroads website?

Bob Aiello
Editor in Chief

What are the be measurements and metrics for: Build Management, Version Control, and Release Management
By nsheth1856 - March 2, 20126 Answers

I'm interested in both:

1. Basic (must have) metrics

2. Advanced (good to have) metrics

Definition of Software Configuration Management
By mjacobs4 - June 26, 20112 Answers

It's been awhile since I posted anything here, it's just that I came across this:

http://code.google.com/edu/tools101/scm.html#0.1_SCM

With Google use being so widespread, and because "Google Code University (GCU) does not require registration and materials are free to use."

Folks, using this resource will pick up the implied SCM "definition" here of the old bugbear of SCM being seen as just Version Control

Or have we moved on since the days we used to (ty and) fight against this . . . ? . . .

cheers

MJ

Need help understanding StarTeam check-in model
By Bob Aiello - March 22, 20111 Answer

Hi everyone,

I am trying to understand the StarTeam checkin model.

A colleague told me that you can check a file into StarTeam even though it has not been first checked out. Is this true and, if so, how is this different than adding a new file to StarTeam? Is StarTeam using an unreserved checkout model?

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Bob Aiello
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Does StarTeam have a build facility?
By rkruck - December 9, 20102 Answers

ClearCase includes a build facility ClearMake, which is a wrapper for UNIX make I believe.

Does StarTeam have a similar built-in capability of performing builds?

Example: Could StarTeam be used to combine *.dll files into a single *.exe file? Or would some other program that contained build capabilities need to be ordered -- in addition to StarTeam -- in order to be able to perform such a build?

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