Brig C. McCoy wrote:
Hi...
I'm interested in implementing version control for our web site development work, including configuration files.
We're on Redhat Enterprise 3 with Apache.
I've worked with sccs in the past (hey, I'm old, deal) and still have the night terrors.
Obviously cvs would do the job,
...until you need to rename or delete a directory.
but I'd like to find something less complicated for the Windows-biased members of my staff.
Anyone have any experience with subversion? Any other suggestions?
I moved Ethereal from CVS to Subversion last July. We have a read-write repository, which is only accessible via SSH, with changes propagating to a read-only repository on another box accessible via WebDAV and ViewCVS (available at http://anonsvn.ethereal.com/). We also have checkins trigger email notifications and BuildBot builds (http://buildbot.ethereal.com). Setting it all up was pretty straightforward, despite the complexity and component diversity. There have been a couple of glitches, but I don't regret switching.
Subversion has a _ton_ of clients available on multiple platforms, including Windows. TortoiseSVN integrates directly with the Windows explorer. I think you can set up an fsfs repository on a Windows file share and access it directly using clients, with no server neccessary.