G2

Shamir J.

Technical Architect

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/30/2022

"CVS Version Control tool"

5/5

What do you like best about CVS?

CVS is a simple tool for code commit which uses command line interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CVS?

If 2 or more developers work on same file and commit at same time then conflict occurs,This can be annoying. But automerge feature is available when repository is updated. Only those with conflict needs to be manually fixed and committed again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CVS:

Simple tool for code mgmt using command line interface.It is just similar to Tortoise SVN which has GUI interface where as CVS uses command line interface. Code review cannot be done using CVS. One suggestion is code difference can be taken and file can be loaded to review board for code review.

The difference of the local code and CVS repository can be obtaned using below command.

cvs diff -u -N -U 100 > Diff1.txt and the same diff file can be loaded to reviewboard for code review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CVS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Simple tool for code mgmt. The differences between any two revisions(example: local code and repo code) can be displayed. CVS can be integrated with bug-tracking softwares like JIRA, Bugzilla etc., Multiple developers can work simultaneously on the same project except that may face conflict if common code altered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.