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In article <167588INNjnn@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> isbell@cats.ucsc.edu (Art Isbell)  
writes:
> 
> My request for info about NeXT project management software resulted in few
> responses, probably because there's not much out there.
> 
> RCS is distributed with NeXTSTEP, but the last time I looked (2.1), it was a
> very old version.  RCS is file-based, so is not very suitable for the complex
> 3.0 development directory structure.
> 
> CVS extends RCS to the directory level and adds binary file version control
> capabilities.  3.0 InterfaceBuilder and ProjectBuilder don't work well with  
the
> CVS administrative directories placed in each directory under CVS control.
> I've written make targets that seem to take care of these problems, but this
> isn't a foolproof solution.  NeXT probably won't address this problem in 3.0.
> 
> No one at NeXT has commented on what is used by NeXT.
> 
> Meanwhile, back to CVS for now.  Wonder what it would take to add a NeXTSTEP
> front-end to this puppy?....
Art I agree with you on this. NeXT project management is fine for  
self-contained projects for a very small number of people. Get more involved or  
try maintaining separate libraries used across multiple projects and it looks  
like things will get messy, with lots of potential for screw-ups.

I like to develop a class in its' own directory with a test application. The  
developed and tested class would then be put into a library which is used by  
the main project. This works well using CVS and hand-carved makes. Ideally, I'd  
like use Project Manager to setup sub-apps (testers) and put together the  
libraries. I've asked a couple of NeXT tech people about this and it's not  
possible in 2 or 3.0. I've never taken the time to try making appropriate  
preambles/postamble makes. 

It would be nice if the project management software could be CVS aware. Then  
those that want to use it could and those that don't won't have to.

Really makes you curious about how others are handling large projects,  
including NeXT. (Bet they don't even use ProjectManager)
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In article <167588INNjnn@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>, isbell@cats.ucsc.edu (Art Isbell)
says:

>My request for info about NeXT project management software resulted in few
>responses, probably because there's not much out there.

At the risk of starting a semantic argument, I would like to say that you
are looking for Version Control Software, not "Project Management" software.
Project management software usually refers to breaking a large project
into small pieces, sheduling work on the pieces, assigning workers and
other resources to the pieces, predicting completion time and cost, and
tracking progress.  NeXT needs this too, of course.

In article <1992Aug11.070213.9062@pkyn.questor.wimsey.bc.ca> ldp@pkyn.questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lyle Parkyn) writes:
>It would be nice if the project management software could be CVS aware. Then  
>those that want to use it could and those that don't won't have to.
>
>Really makes you curious about how others are handling large projects,  
>including NeXT. (Bet they don't even use ProjectManager)


I hear that you can use Boss Logic Document Manager for project
management.  I've never seen it though...


andrew
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