Re: Source Code Handling

Article View: comp.os.msdos.programmer

Article #338

Back to comp.os.msdos.programmer Previous Next

#338

From: Preston L. Bannister
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 03:21

23 lines
1327 bytes

>>I have heard of an excellent product called RCS that is used on some 
>>of the Unix projects at our site.  Does anybody know if the software 
>>was ever ported to MSDOS or Windows, if so what FTP site is it on. 

>This has now been accorded the status of a Frequently Asked Question.
>The following will appear in the August edition of the FAQ list:

>Q709. What can I use to manage versions of software?
 
>    In PD1:<MSDOS.PGMUTL> at Simtel you'll find RCS55.ZIP, 388K dated 18
>    Dec 1991.  I haven't used it myself, but I understand this is a port
>    of the Unix RCS utility.

I've used RCS under UNIX, but found the MSDOS port to have a major 
limitation in that it can only handle one character filename extensions.

This is a stopper for me, as I have both .C (C) and .CPP (C++) files in
the same project.

-- 
Preston L. Bannister 
Upstanding Systems
preston@cerf.net

Technical Details

Message-ID: <2478@nic.cerf.net>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!nic!preston

References: <460@highett.mel.dbce.csiro.au> <1992Aug08.235001.4649@NCoast.ORG>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!nic!preston
From: preston@nic.cerf.net (Preston L. Bannister)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Source Code Handling
Keywords: Source Code Handling, RCS
Message-ID: <2478@nic.cerf.net>
Date: 10 Aug 92 03:21:25 GMT
References: <460@highett.mel.dbce.csiro.au> <1992Aug08.235001.4649@NCoast.ORG>
Organization: CERFnet
Lines: 23

Reply to Parent Message