Perforce SCM
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Hey folks, I've been asked to help evaluate some non-"source safe" SCMs. I am currently running the Perforce eval version and digging it. It integrates very well with VS and has a good stand alone client. I esp. like their Jobs and the code integration options. The down side of course, is that it is not "free" like CVS. I am wondering, has anybody here used Perforce on medium to large projects? If so, what was your experience? "Veni, Vidi, Booyah!" - Ceasar
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Hey folks, I've been asked to help evaluate some non-"source safe" SCMs. I am currently running the Perforce eval version and digging it. It integrates very well with VS and has a good stand alone client. I esp. like their Jobs and the code integration options. The down side of course, is that it is not "free" like CVS. I am wondering, has anybody here used Perforce on medium to large projects? If so, what was your experience? "Veni, Vidi, Booyah!" - Ceasar
Hey, Rumours have it that Microsoft internally is using Perforce for version control of the Windows sources... MS is supposedly using an adapted version of Perforce, which is nicknamed Source Depot. Now, >if< the rumours are right, it should be no trouble working on large projects, unless of course your projects are significantly larger than the windows codebase ;-) I have not used Perforce myself, but have only heard and read good stuff about it... I've been looking out for a SourceSafe replacement also. Currently my list of things to evaluate when there is 48 hours in a day is: - Perforce (They have a free trial scheme) - FreeCVS - CVS
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Hey, Rumours have it that Microsoft internally is using Perforce for version control of the Windows sources... MS is supposedly using an adapted version of Perforce, which is nicknamed Source Depot. Now, >if< the rumours are right, it should be no trouble working on large projects, unless of course your projects are significantly larger than the windows codebase ;-) I have not used Perforce myself, but have only heard and read good stuff about it... I've been looking out for a SourceSafe replacement also. Currently my list of things to evaluate when there is 48 hours in a day is: - Perforce (They have a free trial scheme) - FreeCVS - CVS
Thanks for the input. mbh@ito wrote: Rumours have it that Microsoft internally is using Perforce for version control of the Windows sources This is welcome news. I really like what I've seen so far. I am glad to know of a "big" company using the system. mbh@ito wrote: unless of course your projects are significantly larger than the windows codebase Thank God it's not. mbh@ito wrote: Currently my list of things to evaluate when there is 48 hours in a day is: - Perforce (They have a free trial scheme) - FreeCVS - CVS Here we are finding that VSS just isn't meeting our needs. CVS is very good as I've used it quite a bit in the past. But so far Perforce far outstrips it. "Veni, Vidi, Booyah!" - Ceasar