Simple version control

jujoab · Joined: 05 Aug 2017 Posts: 41 Location: brazil

I am looking for a simple way to keep different versions of a project on the disk, but seems to be no information on the subject.

Any suggestion please ?

jujoab

Ttelmah · Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 19552

Just make different versions.

Make sub directory's with names like version1, 2 etc.. Put all the files into each, except the project file. Make sure the #include statements for your include files use "" rather than <>. This means 'look in the local directory first'. Then open the main code file with the compiler, and compile. It'll generate a project file, referring to the local copies, not others, and put all the result files in the directory. Include a note in your source file saying what compiler version this uses.
Do the same with the compiler, Instead of just having one, install each time into a separate directory and turn off automatic updates.
You can then use your code versionxx, with the right compiler version it was built with before.

temtronic · Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 12:27 pm

Instead of always editting the same 'project' file, over and over, I copy the source to a new file called 'projectxv2'. THEN I edit that source, compile and test. Next time I copy 'projectxv2' to 'projectxv3', edit that source, compile and test. Yup, I've got 40, 50, 80 versions of some projects on the PC.
.. BUT I can ALWAYS go back 1, 2 or 102 versions to something that did work ! All to often you can make 3-4 changes and you'll spend hours wondering WHAT did I do, it ran 5 minutes ago......
Once the project is complete, just delete all but the last 3 versions, though with hard drives being huge you'll probably never have to make space.

Jay

jujoab · Joined: 05 Aug 2017 Posts: 41 Location: brazil

Jerson · Joined: 31 Jul 2009 Posts: 125 Location: Bombay, India

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bkamen · Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 11:57 pm

If you have Windows and load Cygqin, you can probably install RCS...

If you have a linux system as your NAS, the possibilities are endless.

Just google it. To many choices to list.
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gjs_rsdi · Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 468 Location: Bali

I am with you on that Jay Smile

It was the only way in Assembler, I think is also the only way in C.

Best wishes
Joe