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 the same file and commit at the same time then conflict occurs, this can be annoying. But the automerge feature is available when the repository is updated. Only those with conflict need to be manually fixed and committed again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CVS:

Simple tool for code management using command line interface. It is just similar to Tortoise SVN which has a GUI interface whereas CVS uses a 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 obtained using the below command. cvs diff -u -N -U 100 > Diff1.txt and the same diff file can be loaded to review board 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 management. The differences between any two revisions (example: local code and repo code) can be displayed. CVS can be integrated with bug-tracking software like JIRA, Bugzilla, etc. Multiple developers can work simultaneously on the same project except that they may face conflict if common code is altered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.