Subversion

Subversion is a relatively new Version Control system that has become extremely popular. It is available for Windows, iSeries, and most flavors of Unix.

The Subversion system consists of the Server-side called Subversion, and the Client-side called Subclipse. Subclipse is a plug-in for Eclipse.

It is recommended to use Subversion instead of CVS for these reasons:

• It is free, as is CVS

• It is simpler to set up compared to CVS

• It is newer than CVS and was designed to be better than CVS

• It is easier to use Subversion with MAK because there is already some level of integration

• It is a native Version Control software available on iSeries