Tortoise is a Windows client for the ever popular CVS source control. I've been working with Tortoise CVS for some time... only discovered today that the open source dev team on this project has been pumping out updates like crazy the last few months. Version 1.1.4 was released this week and it's well worth the look.
TortoiseCVS integrates CVS version control (*nix/Windows) directly into Windows Explorer. You can right click on files and folders to commit, update and make use CVS with a few mouse clicks. It even works in Save As/Open/Etc dialogue boxes.
Icons in the Explorer window are highlighted in different colours to show they are in CVS or that you have changed them. For example, commitable files are in RED. I still use WinCVS for major operations but more and more Tortoise is just there when you need it.
Here's just a handful of the features I really like about the tool:
- Select properties for the File and TortoiseCVS shows you all the historical versions of the file sitting in CVS. Just a right mouse click away from checking the difference between the files (using WinMerge!)
- You can expand the columns shown in the Windows Explorer window and sort by status, review versions and more
- click on a folder and recursively update the code base or commit everything in one fell swoop
All I need now is some budding DreamweaveMX guru to put together a panel or toolbar for CVS management and my version control dreams will have come true :)
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Geoff
Couldn't agree more. We've been using the Tortoise/WinCVS combo on our CF dev workstations for a little while now, in much the same way you seem to be. Tortiose for everyday and WinCVS for big stuff.
I've got to say that I like Tortoise's CVS Import BETTER than WinCVS. It puts everything in the MAIN trunk on a first import at 1.1 rather than on a branch at 1.1.1.1, which is nicer, I think.
If you, or someone at Daemon want to help me out in building a CVS extension for DWMX, I'd be happy to help.
Posted by: Steve C on October 10, 2002 01:14 PM