Version naming to use in a RoR proyect

rubyonrails-talk
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Hi everyone,

I would need to know if RoR follow any policy for version naming; I mean, something like linux´s kernel does or similar.

For instance, kernel uses numbers separated in groups by dots (i.e. pre 2.6 - AA.BB.CC). These groups mean differents fixtures, bugs fixed...

I will start a big proyect from scratch with rails and I want to choose now a standart to use and avoid future problems with versions.

Finally, what policies do you use or do you know that can you recommend me?

Thanks,

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If you haven't used SVN read this: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/

In particular the section on branches and merging.

-philip

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And if you are going to use SVN on Windows environment, and you are going to use it alone (you are the only one doing programming for the project) I recommend using Tortoise SVN, its very easy to learn and use.

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Yes.

And actually, let me correct myself. Tortoise is a very good option if you are in Windows environment (flying solo or with others helping in coding).

The difference is that you don't need a SVN server (that can be installed on the same machine as the client) if you are working alone (localhost only), which makes things easier to set up.

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Tortoise is ok if you don't know how to type. If you do know how to type, and can read a manual, it is much easier to just use the svn command line interface. Anyway, to automate tasks like creating a release, you will need the CLI, so you might as well install it and learn it.

Emacs with psvn.el works very nicely for comparing and merging.

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The SVN client and server

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You can install the SVN client and server from this page:

http://subversion.tigris.org/project_packages.html

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Actually, I've been using the svn command line instead of Tortoise for a while, because I wanted to be comfortable in other environments, like Linux and Mac.

///ark