PVCS - Overview of using PVCS
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Overview of using PVCS
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Assign a symbolic name to specific revisions of a group of files and
retrieve those revisions of the files using that label
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Keep detailed information on who, when, what, and why changes were
made
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Compress files when they are stored and keep only deltas (changes)
between revisions
Using PVCS with
SilkTest
The PVCS connection to SilkTest works in conjunction with the PVCS
Version Manager. It uses pre-existing PVCS configuration files, including the
master PVCS configuration file (master.cfg) if it exists. It is also pre-
configured to work easily with SilkTest test files.
Using the PVCS connection to SilkTest, you can:
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Store and retrieve SilkTest test files from within SilkTest
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Set up PVCS archive directories from within SilkTest
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Retrieve any previous version of a file
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Give a revision of a file a label and later retrieve that version of the file
using the label
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Retrieve files either just for use in running a test or with a lock that
allows the file to be revised
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View the changes made from the last revision of the archive
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View the logged history of an archive
Note Only the most commonly used PVCS functions are available
from within SilkTest. If you need to perform any other operations or
setup, you must run Version Manager.
Key terms
To review some key terms: The SilkTest test files (scripts, suites, testplans,
and include files) that you use are in a working directory and are stored as
archives by PVCS in an archive directory. PVCS has special configuration
files which control how work files and archives are handled and where the
archive and reference directories are found.
SilkTest/PVCS
configurations
Every working directory has a corresponding unique archive directory.
Working directories can also share an archive directory if you have some test
files that are shared for testing several applications. In every working
directory there is a PVCS configuration file called vcs.cfg, whose main
purpose is to point to the corresponding archive directories.
