RE: new user - do people store compiled code under cvs

[Jim.Hyslop]

Rachel Suddeth (Bloodhound Software) wrote:
> ? That is, would you save versions of things like 
> executables, p-code, or DLLs? My gut says no, better to pull 
> the source code for the version/revision we want to 
> run/test/distrubute and compile from that whenever we need 
> it. But what do people generally do? 
Your instincts are correct. Use CVS to manage files that cannot be recreated
by an automated process. For example, your source files (C, C++, etc.),
makefiles, and so on. CVS works best with mergeable text files, but it can
also handle binary files such as images (.bmp, .gif, etc.) that are not
generated by some build process.

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Jim Hyslop
Senior Software Designer
Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com )
Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts )