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Subject: Re: SCCS as a MPW Tool for the Mac
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Date: 11 Feb 91 02:16:30 GMT
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In article <121@hermix.UUCP>, lance@hermix.UUCP (Lance Ellinghouse) writes:
> Does anyone know of SCCS being ported to the Mac
> as a set of MPW Tools?

Isn't SCCS AT&T copyright-ed code?

> We are looking at using NFS to mount UNIX partitions
> and make them available for compiles over UNIX and MPW
> at the same time. But to allow this we have to be able
> to use a COMMON set of access controls. SCCS is the only
> thing that I could think of. 

There is RCS, which I believe is PD. However, I also believe both
RCS and SCCS require the ability to "spawn" diff processes, easily
accomplished under UNIX, but prohibitive on the Mac, thus hindering
the port.

tim.

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