List of version-control software

This is a list of notable version control software systems.

Common attributes[edit]

  • Openness, whether the software is open source or proprietary
  • Repository model, how working and shared source code is handled
    • Shared, all developers use the same file system
    • Client–server, users access a master repository server via a client; typically, a client machine holds only a working copy of a project tree; changes in one working copy are committed to the master repository before becoming available to other users
    • Distributed, repositories act as peers; typically each user has a local repository clone with complete version history in addition to their working files

Active[edit]

  • AccuRev [proprietary,client-server] [proprietary,client-server] – source configuration management tool with integrated issue tracking based on "Streams" that manages parallel and global development; replication server is also available; now owned by Micro Focus
  • Concurrent Versions System (CVS) [open,client-server] – originally built on RCS, licensed under the GPL
    • CVSNT – cross-platform port of CVS that allows case insensitive file names among other changes
    • OpenCVS – unreleased CVS clone under a BSD license, emphasizing security and source code correctness
  • Darcs [open,distributed] – originally developed by David Roundy; track inter-patch dependencies and automatically rearrange and cherry-pick them using a theory of patches
  • Fossil [open,distributed] – written by D. Richard Hipp for SQLite; distributed revision control, wiki, bug-tracking, and forum (all-in-one solution) with console and web interfaces; single portable executable and single repository file
  • Helix Core (formerly Perforce Helix) [proprietary,client-server] – for large scale development environments
  • Mercurial [open,distributed] – written in Python as an open source replacement to BitKeeper; decentralized and aims to be fast, lightweight, portable, and easy to use
  • Panvalet [proprietary,shared] – Around since the 1970s, source and object control for IBM mainframe computers
  • PVCS [proprietary,client-server] – developed by Don Kinzer at Polytron, first released in 1985; now owned by Micro Focus
  • Razor, integrated suite from Visible Systems
  • Revision Control System (RCS) [open,shared] – stores the latest version and backward deltas for the fastest access to the trunk tip[4][5] compared to SCCS and an improved user interface,[6] at the cost of slow branch tip access and missing support for included/excluded deltas
  • Source Code Control System (SCCS) [open,shared] – part of UNIX; based on interleaved deltas, can construct versions as arbitrary sets of revisions; extracting an arbitrary version takes essentially the same time and is thus more useful in environments that rely heavily on branching and merging with multiple "current" and identical versions
  • StarTeam [proprietary,client-server] – coordinates and manages software delivery process by Micro Focus, formerly Borland; centralized control of digital assets and activities
  • Subversion (SVN) [open,client-server] – versioning control system inspired by CVS[7]
  • Synergy [proprietary,client-server] – MSSCCI compliant (Source Control Plug-in API) integrated change management and task-based configuration management system, proprietary of IBM
  • Vault [proprietary,client-server] – version control tool by SourceGear; first installation can be used for free

Obsolete[edit]

The following have been discontinued or not released in more than a decade.

  • Bazaar – [open,distributed] written in Python, originally by Martin Pool and sponsored by Canonical; decentralised: goals: fast and easy to use; can losslessly import Arch archives; replaced by friendly fork named Breezy
  • BitKeeper [open,distributed] – (discontinued) was used in Linux kernel development (2002 – April 2005) until its license was revoked for breach of contract; open-sourced in 2016
  • Code Co-op [open,proprietary] – (discontinued) peer-to-peer version control system (can use e-mail for synchronization)
  • GNU arch - A very early [open,distributed]; deprecated since 2009 in favor of Bazaar
  • DCVS – A decentralized spin on CVS, last released 2006 and since discontinued
  • Monotone – [open,distributed], not updated since 2011
  • Vesta [open,client-server] – (discontinued) build system with a versioning file system and support for distributed repositories

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Git - A Short History of Git". git-scm.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  2. ^ "Plastic SCM - The Distributed Version Control for Big Projects". www.plasticscm.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  3. ^ Technologies, Unity. "Scalable DevOps Services & Solutions | Unity". unity.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  4. ^ Bill Wohler (10 Oct 1992). "Unix – Frequently Asked Questions (7/7)". RCS vs SCCS: How do they compare for performance?. [RCS ...] is much faster in retrieving the latest version
  5. ^ Larry McVoy (11 Dec 2003). "BitKeeper: Why SCCS, rather than RCS?". Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. RCS is optimized for getting the most recent version on the trunk
  6. ^ Bill Wohler (10 Oct 1992). "Unix – Frequently Asked Questions (7/7)". RCS vs SCCS: How do the interfaces compare?. [RCS ...] is more intuitive and consistent
  7. ^ "Changes", SVN, Collab Net, archived from the original on October 25, 2008

External links[edit]

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