boerio@orchestra.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeff Boerio) (07/15/90)
Has anyone seen a version of UNIX's RCS for the PC? I'm find myself every
now and then losing a version of my program, through some stupid mistake,
that RCS has always helped eliminate on UNIX. If I could find something
like it for the PC, it would be fantastic.
If anyone has any helpful information, it will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
- Jeff
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with body containing the word help for more info to above addressabrams@cs.columbia.edu (Steven Abrams) (07/19/90)
In article <1990Jul14.175105.8762@ecn.purdue.edu> boerio@orchestra.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeff Boerio) writes: Has anyone seen a version of UNIX's RCS for the PC? I'm find myself every now and then losing a version of my program, through some stupid mistake, that RCS has always helped eliminate on UNIX. If I could find something like it for the PC, it would be fantastic. At my office, we recently purchased MKS RCS package, which is functionally identical to RCS under Unix. They solved the file-naming problem by creating an RCS directory and putting version files there [rather than the Unix ",v" suffix appended to file names]. It comes with diff, ed, ci, co, and a host of support utilities, including a really dumb mail (for notifying a user if someone else breaks one your lock on a file). It also works under Novell and can pick up your Login name and use that in the file. There may be other shareware/freeware/hacked-up-ports, but the MKS package is really professional and it works. [My only connection with MKS is as a satisfied customer.] ~~~Steve -- /************************************************* * *Steven Abrams abrams@cs.columbia.edu * **************************************************/ #include <std/dumquote.h> #include <std/disclaimer.h>
frotz@drivax.UUCP (Frotz) (07/20/90)
abrams@cs.columbia.edu (Steven Abrams) writes:
] There may be other shareware/freeware/hacked-up-ports, but the MKS
] package is really professional and it works.
The MKS package is the only licensed version allowed on the
market (to my knowledge). Walter Tichy (RCS author) will license RCS
for resale to companies who want to do this (after some discussion, of
course), but this will be a non-exclusive world-license. All other
versions of RCS must be: a) the GNU version (v4); b) covered by your
AT&T license or equivalent (re:AT&T diff and diff3); c) licensed in
some way through Walter Tichy; or d) may not be sold.
Walter keeps a pretty tight reign on his copyright and I
support him in the way that he has chosen to do this. e.g. Mainly to
prevent people from illegally using AT&T sources. He is very willing
to let any one use RCS and therefore the reason for the GNU port.
] [My only connection with MKS is as a satisfied customer.]
We toyed with the idea of selling RCS on one of our alternate
operating systems. The price was relatively cheap, too. ~$5000.
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