Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!sce!madmax!charliek
From: charliek@madmax.UUCP (Charlie Krasic)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Heard of CCC?
Keywords: Source Code Control CCC
Message-ID: <6701@madmax.UUCP>
Date: 31 Jul 89 17:19:02 GMT
References: <12852@well.UUCP> <472@fdmetd.uucp>
Reply-To: charliek@cognos.UUCP (Charlie Krasic)
Distribution: all
Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada
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In article <472@fdmetd.uucp> steinar@fdmetd.uucp (Steinar Overbeck Cook) writes:
>In article <12852@well.UUCP>, tmh@well.UUCP (Todd M. Hoff) writes:
   
>> In addition, I'd like to get opinions on what test cases and criteria
>> to use in evaluating CCC. What problems do people find particularly
>> vexing?
 
>From my point of view the most important thing a software configuration
>system or integrated development tool should have; is support for
>developing applications in a *heterogeneous environment*.
 
I guess I'm uninformed, but what do you mean by *heterogenous environment*?

>> What would it take for you to switch away from SCCS and RCS to
>> CCC? What features must such a system have? What features shouldn't
>> it have?
 
>This does not necessarily mean that you must switch away from SCCS or
>RCS.  We have just finished developing our own SCM which may be used for
>several types of machines. We use ORACLE to store all sorts of
>information relating to the projects, systems and modules being
>developed, SCCS is used only to store the deltas (differences ) for each
>module. 
 
>Steinar Overbeck Cook, Fellesdata a.s, P.O. Box 248, 0212 OSLO 2, NORWAY

It seems that it is fairly common practice to graft a new 'front-end'
onto an existing system in order to expand the functionality and/or
provide greater ease of use.  Many systems are too inadequate
on their own (e.g. RCS, SCCS).  This is especially true for larger projects.
I have experience with CCC, and it is definitely no exception to this rule.

I would like to hear from someone who has had success using an
existing product 'as-is', i.e. more or less on its own with no special
modifications.  Is there anyone who knows of a product that fits this description?

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