> -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Cohen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[...] > Although I confess that I have not even looked at the other > version control tasks, I am fairly sure that this or > something like it would be generalizable to the point that an > Interface could be designed for it that could be implemented > not only for Star Team but for other version control systems > as well. [...] I don't think it is possible *at all*. The common interface already exists even though it is Microsoft only, it is called SCC. It is not widely supported by SCM vendors because it fails to address specific issues of each software of course and each software nearly as its own concept, but some vendors provide a scc dll so that it can integrates in some IDEs. Now assuming you want to do this. Just keep in mind that it means you must do the same for every tool out there, like for example - the EJB task for each app. server out there. - the java compiler - the C/C++ compiler Since it is not even standardized, I fail to see how you will be able to standardize every piece of software out there which you don't even know deeply and where you have absolutely zero influence. It is just like asking for standard parameters in all C/C++ compilers. For the little story, when I got my hands on Eclipse 1.0, I could not see at all how the clearcase model could fit into the eclipse vcm stream model. Since Rational was involved in Eclipse as a partner, I was intrigued and asked the question, Kevin McGuire then directed me to the new API that was designed for 2.0 to address this issue. You can find it here: http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/platform-vcm-home/ma in.html Now consider that this is just a very simple API, that is intended mostly for IDE use and that is very much different from what you would be able to do via Ant which is more a deployment thing than a bare checkin/checkout/move that you do 99% of the time in an IDE. Stephane -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
