Re: Version Control and Bug Tracking?

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I am interested in recommendations for packages to handle version control and
>bug tracking.  Both in one would be really nice, but I would prefer if possible
>to have something that would run from a linux box.

Have you used CVS?  It does versioning VERY NICELY.

>  * Gui accessibility - also from windows and/or web if possible (both)

CVS has interfaces for every platform you can imagine.

>  * Able to handle HTML as well as program code (VCS only)

CVS will handle any "text" files.

>  * Reasonably easy to understand (bug tracking especially - need to convince
>    two managers - one of which is more artistically and less technically
>    inclined - that implementing a bug tracker is in their best interest)

What do you mean by "bug tracking"?  That is a science in an of itself.

>  * able to handle multi-user - multi-workstation environment.
>    especially with VCS: to be able to handle 'merges' as cleanly as possible.
>    remote syncing (i.e. rsync) off of VCS might be nice too, but not necessary

You want CVS.  Designed for remote multi-users from the ground up.

>  * manager interface (bug tracking) to set priorities on user level trouble
>    submissions.  (I am getting tired of people coming to me directly with
>    hundreds of 'little' issues while I am backed up against a deadline with
>    a bigger task)

Man, I feel your pain.  Everyone's thumb tack is a mountain in their own eyes.

>I have already done some research into both version control packages and bug
>tracking and have some of my own notions but would be interested to know some
>other people's opinions.  I am a little more familiar with linux VCS than bug
>tracking packages, however.  Commercial software is not out of the question -
>especially if it has a quicker/less-painful implementation process. (less time
>to get it working right)

I haven't really used any bug-tracking software,  so I can't help you there but CVS is great stuff.  I'm doing a presentation on CVS on 6/5