Re: [ 1/2OT] CVS gui client for X - Results of the poll
Re: [ 1/2OT] CVS gui client for X - Results of the poll
- Subject: Re: [ 1/2OT] CVS gui client for X - Results of the poll
- From: Dave Thorup <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:47:17 -0700
On 3/26/03 2:28 AM, "Jirome Foucher" <email@hidden> wrote:
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CVL is the best IMHO. But it crashes a lot... I personnaly dislike the
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browser, and the commands are too simple sometimes (if you want to do
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an update with several options, the Terminal is the only choice).
Personally I think that CVL's browser is its greatest strength. Sure it's
different than all the other CVS clients out there and takes a little
getting used to, but once I got used to it I couldn't go back to anything
else.
I think that its greatest strength are the symbols displayed in front of
each file and directory. When I open a work area in CVL I know immediately
which directories are up to date, which ones need an update, and which ones
have conflicts/need a merge. I haven't seen any other CVS client on any
platform that has this functionality and this is what keeps me on CVL
despite its constant crashing. If you were to implement something similar
to this then that would be something that would tempt me to switch.
Another strength for CVL is that its NSBrowserView-based display keeps
things simple (and I think simple is good). When you need more information
you just open the inspector. While using an outline view allows you to
display a lot more information, it may be confusing or overwhelming to first
time users. On the other hand, most users of a CVS client are going to be
developers who (hopefully) will be able to figure it out.
I wish CVL had more options when committing files (commit as binary doesn't
seem to work) as well as the ability to change a file's options after it has
been added and committed.
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It does :pserver and local repositories. Some pointed out the need for
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SSH and/or RSH login. Right now I can't do that, just because I have no
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idea how this works. If someone can point me to a good description of
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the process, I'll be obliged.
Doing SSH login for me is a must. You can read CVL's documentation to see
how CVL does this (it's not very easy to set up so you could make this
easier with your client). Go to the "How to connect to a repository via
SSH" section in their documentation.
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You can look at a snapshot here (about 140 Kb) :
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http://jerome.foucher.free.fr/GlopSnapshot.jpg
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The interface is a mix of CVL and MacCVS. I'm not trying to rip them
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!!! I just tried to take all the elements I liked to create an
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environment where people that are used to other CVS clients don't feel
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lost with mine.
I agree with what others have said that you can't get a feel for the program
from just a screenshot.
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Dave Thorup
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www.corda.com
Interactive data driven graphics.
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