Hi,

--- On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Manvendra Bhangui
<[email protected]> wrote:
| However, with SVN I have not got the
| hang of it to my satisfaction.
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Could you please elaborate?

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|  2. When I check out a code, I have the code with all the comments
|   regarding the changes and It helps a lot when fixing a BUG or adding new
|   features.
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Usually 'log' option will give history of the commits.

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| 3. I also maintain identification in the source code which goes inside
|   the final binary. In SCCS I used the 'what' command. In RCS I use the ident
|   command.
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What are you referring to as 'identification' here? Are you referring
to a 'snapshot' of the project? You can 'tag' at any particular time
during your development or release cycle.

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| What would be a good place to
| start for a newbie to a distributed version control system like SVN in your
| experience  ?
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svn isn't a distributed VCS. The svn handbook is well documented.
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/

If you want distributed VCS, you can look at mercurial or git.

Mercurial handbook:
http://hgbook.red-bean.com/

Git SCM:
http://git-scm.com/

SK

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Shakthi Kannan
http://www.shakthimaan.com
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