From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jadamson@partners.org (Joel J. Adamson) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Choosing a versioning system Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:06:16 -0400 Message-ID: <8763v27lxz.fsf@W0053328.mgh.harvard.edu> References: <0fadnf78Nt8kvHDanZ2dnUVZ_q7inZ2d@sysmatrix.net> <657buvF2ep4flU1@mid.individual.net> <89aaa431-b54b-4edd-9c55-adb87fb13afa@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com> <65a4laF2d9sleU1@mid.individual.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1206990485 13652 80.91.229.12 (31 Mar 2008 19:08:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:08:05 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Mike Treseler Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Mar 31 21:08:36 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JgPMx-0006qQ-OB for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:08:36 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JgPML-0001so-QT for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:07:57 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JgPLc-0001HP-Rc for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:07:13 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JgPLb-0001Fd-EI for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:07:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JgPLb-0001FE-7t for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:07:11 -0400 Original-Received: from phsmgmx10.partners.org ([155.52.251.101]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JgPLa-0001He-Tk for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:07:11 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,583,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="121483828" Original-Received: from phsxcon1.mgh.harvard.edu (HELO PHSXCON1.partners.org) ([132.183.130.40]) by phsmgmx10.partners.org with ESMTP; 31 Mar 2008 15:07:10 -0400 Original-Received: from PHSXMB8.partners.org ([170.223.201.47]) by PHSXCON1.partners.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:06:18 -0400 Original-Received: from W0053328.mgh.harvard.edu.partners.org ([132.183.29.121]) by PHSXMB8.partners.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:06:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: <65a4laF2d9sleU1@mid.individual.net> (Mike Treseler's message of "Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:32:10 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Mar 2008 19:06:18.0332 (UTC) FILETIME=[4CB8D9C0:01C89362] X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:52918 Archived-At: Mike Treseler writes: > rustom wrote: > >> Out of curiosity I did this and found that the default version control >> system that gets invoked is rcs. >> I wonder if this (default) is the best advice to a noob?? > > I use rcs for my own casual use and svn for group projects. > rcs requires no setup and is well integrated into emacs. > For svn, I am using kdesvn, which worked so well out of the box > that I have not yet explored the various emacs interfaces. psvn is excellent: # svn co http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/contrib/client-side/emacs Checks it out. Joel -- Joel J. Adamson Biostatistician Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Unit Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA 02114 (617) 643-1432 (303) 880-3109 Public key: http://pgp.mit.edu The information transmitted in this electronic communication is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this information in error, please contact the Compliance HelpLine at 800-856-1983 and properly dispose of this information.