We tried both hg and git. Git was way faster and more stable than hg. Also, hg is more resource-intensive. I recommend cygwin git and using the git over SSH protocol.
On 8/24/09, Bob Somers <magicbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > With SVN, the tags/branches/trunk thing is purely an organizational > practice. You don't have to set it up that way if it makes sense some > other way to you. Generally it's done to keep the experimental > branches and stable tags out of the fray of the main trunk, but hey if > you've got a better idea for all means go for it. > > I played with distributed a bit, and I was honestly more impressed > with Mercurial than Git. Both are still wet behind the ears, but it > seemed like Mercurial was further along and was better fleshed out. > Git has the star power of Linus, but c'mon guys he's just a guy, not > superman. In particular I was thoroughly unimpressed with Git's wonky > Windows support. Yes I know there's some fancy packaging done up with > MSYS (I'm a big user of the MinGW compiler) but it seems like a hack > and just isn't as polished as Mercurial. Mercurial is written in > Python so the cross-platform support is there and there seems to be > better import/export support for moving to/from other version control > systems. Neither have third-party GUIs that are particularly stable or > compelling. > > It's an interesting field out there. :) > > --Bob > > > > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Kohan Venets<idr...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Yeah, some things are a little arcane that way, it's all good. I use the >> instructions on that page, and it is nice. Good luck! >> >> -Kohan >> >> >> >>> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:56:01 +0100 >>> From: harry101jeff...@googlemail.com >>> To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com >>> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Source control solution? >>> >>> Cheers, thought I would have seen it in the Wiki before. >>> >>> >>> 2009/8/24 Kohan Venets <idr...@hotmail.com>: >>> > >>> > http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Using_Subversion_for_Source_Control_with_the_Source_SDK >>> > >>> > :) >>> > >>> > -Kohan >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:32:58 +0100 >>> >> From: harry101jeff...@googlemail.com >>> >> To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com >>> >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Source control solution? >>> >> >>> >> Agreed. I think the Wiki should have a tutorial for setting up source >>> >> control with tortoise svn and prehaps xp-dev.com as an example host. >>> >> >>> >> I'm still trying to figure it all out. SVN really isn't something I'm >>> >> used to. >>> >> >>> >> At the moment I'm thinking of having it like this: >>> >> >>> >> root >>> >> root->trunk >>> >> root->branches >>> >> root->branches->sdk >>> >> root->branches->mod >>> >> root->branches->mod->trunk >>> >> root->branches->mod->branches >>> >> >>> >> When there is an SDK update I put it into the sdk branch and merge it >>> >> into the main trunk. From there I merge the sdk update into the mod's >>> >> trunk and into it's branches. >>> >> >>> >> Problem is I'm at a bit of a loss as to if this is how I should do it >>> >> and how to set it all up. >>> >> >>> >> 2009/8/24 Jorge Rodriguez <bs.v...@gmail.com>: >>> >> > For the love of God don't use SourceSafe. It's an abomination that >>> >> > will be >>> >> > sent to the hell fires on judgment day. CVS isn't quite that bad but >>> >> > it's a >>> >> > real pain to use anyway. Subversion, Perforce, and git are pretty >>> >> > much your >>> >> > choices. >>> >> > >>> >> > -- >>> >> > Jorge "Vino" Rodriguez >>> >> > _______________________________________________ >>> >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> >> > archives, please visit: >>> >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> >> please visit: >>> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>> >> >>> > >>> > _________________________________________________________________ >>> > Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. >>> > http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> > please visit: >>> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>> > >>> > >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. >> http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
