[TxMt] which version control system to take?

[Tim Harper]

I've installed git on windows using mingw distro.  It comes with an  
installer and everything, and it does a really great job!  The git-gui  
has a bit of a problem (I can't create commits from it), but the  
console works perfectly well as far as I can tell.

It is a preview release, so stability is not guaranteed.  You'd want  
to do your own experimentation with it, first.

http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/

As Mark said, subversion may just fit your needs.  For what we've been  
doing (we branch like crazy), git has been superb.  I haven't had any  
motivation to try Mercurial or bazaar yet.

Tim


On Feb 29, 2008, at 1:15 PM, Mark Eli Kalderon wrote:

> My two cents:
>
> The most important thing is that you use version control. I have  
> been a happy Subversion user for three years now, but eventually  
> found myself frustrated with its merging facilities and am now  
> learning Git (since it allows you to cherry pick the changes you  
> want to merge).
>
> For your purposes, however, I would not recommend Git (not quite  
> cross platform since it lacks a Windows implementation, I think) and  
> its UI is not as nice as some alternatives.
>
> I think you might try Mercurial or Bazaar.
>
> There are advantages to using a distributed version control system  
> as opposed to a centralized one like Subversion, but really any of  
> Subversion, Mercurial, or Bazaar would suit your needs.
>
> They are all easy to install. Since you don't have Leopard yet  
> (which has Subversion preinstalled) you can use Martin Ott's OS X  
> binary.[1] The first two chapters of the Subversion book (available  
> free online) should be enough to get you working with subversion in  
> an afternoon.[2]
>
> There are binaries for OS X and Windows for Mercurial (I think that  
> Mercurial also comes with keychain support on OS X).[3] Like  
> Subversion, it comes with a nice manual.[4]
>
> Finally, Bazaar also comes with binaries for OS X and Windows.[5]  
> And also has extensive documentation.[6]
>
> You might be well served by downloading them all, spend a weekend  
> playing with a couple toy repositories and think about how they  
> might work best with your envisioned work flow. (Bazaar seems  
> particularly flexible in this regard.)
>
> Glad to hear that you are seriously considering version control.  
> Good luck.
>
> All the best, Mark
>
> [1] http://homepage.mac.com/martinott/
> [2] http://svnbook.red-bean.com/
> [3] http://mercurial.berkwood.com/
> [4] http://hgbook.red-bean.com/
> [5] http://bazaar-vcs.org/Download
> [6] http://bazaar-vcs.org/Documentation
>
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