[XCSSA] Programming Source Control

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xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> The question is, how complex of a system do you need?  Figure out
> what you're going to do, then pick the simplest system that can do
> what you need.  I've found subversion to be adequate for everything
> I do, since I don't branch much.  All my source is on the trunk,
> with tags applied at release dates.  So subversion is perfect for
> me, but I don't think it would be perfect for a company trying to
> create a GUI-based program written in C that has to run on Mac OS
> 9, Win32, and Unix.  If they tried, they'd probably end up with
> three independent branches or projects, and a merging nightmare
> to get fixes from one into the other in a timely manner, without
> stepping on each other, or re-applying diffs, or reverting a
> change.

That's a valid argument.  Subversion's current major weakness is merging
multiple branches back to the trunk.  Even merging one branch isn't trivial.
  I hope this is improved in the near future.

Nick