List of revision control software

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This is a list of notable software for revision control.

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[edit] Local only

In the local-only approach, all developers must use the same computer system.

  • History Explorer - version control by Exendo
  • PRCS — portable system focussed on atomic operations and simplicity; originally using RCS as a back-end, is said to be being rewritten with a more efficient storage model
  • Revision Control System (RCS) — features separate backward deltas for faster access to the trunk tip compared to SCCS and an improved user interface, at the cost of slow branch tip access and missing support for included/excluded deltas
  • Source Code Control System (SCCS) — part of UNIX; based on interleaved deltas, can construct versions as arbitrary sets of revisions

[edit] Distributed model

In the distributed approach, each developer works directly with their own local repository, and changes are shared between repositories as a separate step.

[edit] Open source

  • Aegis — mature software, filesystem-oriented, poor network support
  • ArX — started as a fork of GNU arch, but has been completely rewritten
  • Bazaar — written in Python; decentralised, and aims to be fast and easy to use; can losslessly import Arch archives
  • Codeville — written in Python; uses an innovative merging algorithm
  • Darcs — written in Haskell; can keep track of inter-patch dependencies and automatically rearrange and "cherry-pick" them using a "theory of patches"
  • DCVS — decentralized and CVS-based
  • Fossil — distributed revision control, wiki, and bug-tracking
  • Git — designed by Linus Torvalds based on the needs of the Linux kernel project; decentralised, and aims to be fast, flexible, and robust
  • GNU arch
  • LibreSource — configuration management
  • Mercurial — written in Python; decentralised and aims to be fast, lightweight, portable, and easy to use
  • Monotone — decentralized in a peer-to-peer way
  • SVK — written in Perl; built on top of Subversion to allow distributed commits
  • TCL Database-centric Revision control system (tcldbrcs) — database driven RCS on PostgreSQL; no specific server outside of postgres.

[edit] Proprietary

  • BitKeeper — was used in Linux kernel development (2002 – April 2005)
  • Code Co-op — peer-to-peer version control system (can use e-mail for synchronization)
  • Plastic SCM — distributed using replication and synchronization; free for open source projects and education
  • TeamWare — designed by Larry McVoy, creator of BitKeeper

[edit] Client-server model

In the client-server model, developers use a shared single repository.

[edit] Free

  • Advanced Versioning System - source configuration management including a bug tracking engine, working in a single SQL database; for Unix and Windows
  • FileHamster - version control freeware by MOGware.

[edit] Open source

  • Concurrent Versions System (CVS) — originally built on RCS
  • CVSNT - cross-platform port of CVS that allows case insensitive file names among other changes
  • OpenCVS - compatible with CVS, with emphasis put on security and source code correctness
  • Subversion (svn) — initially released in 2000[1].
  • Vesta — build system with a versioning file system and support for distributed repositories

[edit] Proprietary

  • AccuRev — source configuration management tool with integrated issue tracking based on "Streams" that efficiently manages parallel and global development; replication server is also available
  • Aldon — process-driven Application Lifecycle Management tools
  • Alienbrain — source configuration management tool by Avid Technology
  • AllChange — Change and Configuration Management tool by Intasoft.
  • AllFusion Harvest Change Manager — change and configuration management tool by Computer Associates
  • Autodesk Vault - Version control tool specifically designed for Autodesk applications managing the complex relationships between design files such as AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor.
  • ClearCase — SCC compliant configuration management system by IBM Rational Software
  • Configuration Management Version Control — IBM version control system, no longer available.
  • CollabNet Subversion — Subversion binaries compiled, certified and supported by its initiator
  • codeBeamer - Collaboration and application lifecycle management platform
  • DesignSync — Configuration management system by MatrixOne
  • Evolution — version management by ionForge; remote access, branching models, customizable workflow; integrations into development, graphic, and modeling tools
  • FirePublish - multi-platform staging, version control and publishing application for web-based applications
  • FtpVC — Utilizes standard FTP servers
  • IC Manage - design management tools for hardware and software design
  • MKS Integrity - process-centric enterprise application lifecycle management by MKS Inc.
  • MOG - work flow and revision software for video game development by MOGware.
  • MotioCI - version control and Continuous Integration for tools from Motio.
  • PDMWorks - data management by SolidWorks; with ERP integration and a Windows Explorer-integrated interface
  • Perforce — Free for use in open source projects.
  • Polarion ALM - Web portal application that use Subversion for revision control of development artifacts (documents, tasks, change requests, Wiki pages, etc.) in addition to source code
  • Project Overlord Asset/Project Management Software — designed specifically for CG animation/vfx studios; tracks assets as well as project related data such as shots and tasks
  • PureCM — version control tool that supports parallel and distributed development using a stream-based approach to branching and merging with integrated issue management
  • Polytron Version Control System — originally developed by Don Kinzer at Polytron, first released in 1985
  • Quma Version Control System
  • Serena Dimensions - successor to PVCS
  • SourceAnywhere Hosted — hosted source control solution by Dynamsoft.
  • SourceAnywhere Standalone — SQL-based source control solution
  • SourceHaven — Originally based on Subversion; adds an embedded Oracle database backend and a web application for administration
  • StarTeam — coordinates and manages software delivery process by Borland; centralized control of digital assets and activities
  • Store - source code management and versioning system by Cincom for its Visualworks Smalltalk environment
  • Surround SCM — cross platform source code management tool; features a workflow capability to track what state changes have been made
  • Team Coherence — integrated version control and bug tracking
  • Telelogic Synergy - SCC compliant integrated change management and task-based configuration management system
  • TrackWare - version control and software configuration management tools by GlobalWare
  • Vault — version control tool by SourceGear (First installation can be used for free)
  • VC/m - versioning, process control, deployment and auditing from George James Software; native to InterSystems Caché and Ensemble but also usable in other environments
  • Version Manager — data based version control tool by ebiexperts; can compare Microsoft Office, XML, PDF, and other files
  • Visual SourceSafe — version control tool by Microsoft; oriented toward small teams
  • Visual Studio Team System — process-based client-server suite of tools by Microsoft for larger development organizations, incorporating work item tracking, reporting, build automation, unit and web testing, and integration with Microsoft Office

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/CHANGES

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