OT: ViewCVS, or some other web-based front-end CVS?

MikeVic · 09-13-2004, 12:14 PM

I know there are a few programming/web people here, so I thought I'd ask this question:

Has anyone used ViewCVS with the web-based front-end, and successfully changed the generated web pages to look nicer? Also, I'm assuming ViewCVS is capable of doing files updates, checkouts, etc. over the web... let me know if it doesn't.

Glengoyne · 09-13-2004, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeVic

I know there are a few programming/web people here, so I thought I'd ask this question:

Has anyone used ViewCVS with the web-based front-end, and successfully changed the generated web pages to look nicer? Also, I'm assuming ViewCVS is capable of doing files updates, checkouts, etc. over the web... let me know if it doesn't.

Be a man and use the command line interface

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MikeVic · 09-13-2004, 12:30 PM

This will be used by a few people, who don't know command-line...

So that's why it has to look "nicer." Since there is a possibility that not-so-very-technical people will be using it.

Simms · 09-13-2004, 12:56 PM

Should not-so-very-technical people be using CVS in the first place?

I'm a pretty technical person, and it scares me to death, with or without a pretty front-end.

cwilloughby · 09-13-2004, 02:21 PM

You could just forward the port through to the cvs server and have them use a CVS client (ala winCVS) directly connected. Then, you could use the OS' authentication to keep baddies out.

That's what we do.

Glengoyne · 09-13-2004, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simms

Should not-so-very-technical people be using CVS in the first place?

I'm a pretty technical person, and it scares me to death, with or without a pretty front-end.

This I agree with. I know I'd be frightened at what an inexperienced someone would do with access to CVS. Though I guess that the front end would be developed with that in mind, so as long as the requisite levels of permissions exist, and are used you'd be ok.

I haven't implemented CVS at this site, but in the past I wrote access routines/scripts for the developers to interact with the repository, because duhvelopers are simply not to be trusted.

hhiipp · 09-13-2004, 02:27 PM

Personally I think you should walk into CVS to get your prescriptions filled.

NevStar · 09-13-2004, 03:16 PM

www.eclipse.org

May be a little bloated if all you want to use it for is a CVS front-end. But my employers will be happy I gave them a plug.

MikeVic · 09-15-2004, 02:11 PM

One of my profs was in charge of some Eclipse stuff here, and hires people to do documentation for the application.

About ViewCVS... apparently when it's web-based, there's no commit, checkout, update, etc... you can just view the listing of files, and see some comments. If anyone here uses ViewCVS at all, have you gotten any additional CVS functionality out of it?

09-13-2004, 12:56 PM	#4
Simms FOBL Commish Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Team Radii	Should not-so-very-technical people be using CVS in the first place? I'm a pretty technical person, and it scares me to death, with or without a pretty front-end. __________________ FOBL Commissioner 34 Productions Web Design

09-13-2004, 03:16 PM	#8
NevStar High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Raleigh, NC	www.eclipse.org May be a little bloated if all you want to use it for is a CVS front-end. But my employers will be happy I gave them a plug. __________________ I can't think of a clever signature.

09-13-2004, 12:30 PM	#3
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	This will be used by a few people, who don't know command-line... So that's why it has to look "nicer." Since there is a possibility that not-so-very-technical people will be using it.

09-13-2004, 02:21 PM	#5
cwilloughby Mascot Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	You could just forward the port through to the cvs server and have them use a CVS client (ala winCVS) directly connected. Then, you could use the OS' authentication to keep baddies out. That's what we do.

09-13-2004, 02:27 PM	#7
hhiipp College Prospect Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: OH	Personally I think you should walk into CVS to get your prescriptions filled.

09-15-2004, 02:11 PM	#9
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	One of my profs was in charge of some Eclipse stuff here, and hires people to do documentation for the application. About ViewCVS... apparently when it's web-based, there's no commit, checkout, update, etc... you can just view the listing of files, and see some comments. If anyone here uses ViewCVS at all, have you gotten any additional CVS functionality out of it?

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