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Practical Perforce
When developers build software, they're able to keep track
of all the different versions and all the components they
use with software configuration management (SCM) systems.
One of the more popular SCM products is Perforce.
Authored by Perforce's own VP of product technology,
Practical Perforce is the ideal complement
to the existing
product manual, focusing less on the 'how" and more on the
"why" and "when." The book is not only a helpful
introduction to Perforce,
it's an enlightening resource for those already familiar
with this versatile SCM product. Whether you're a
programmer, product manager, or build engineer, you stand to
benefit from the many insider tips and ideas presented in
this convenient guide.
Practical Perforce is divided into two main parts. Part I
offers a whirlwind technical tour, complete with careful
descriptions of basic and advanced Perforce commands
designed to give you a baseline knowledge. Part II
describes the big picture-using Perforce in a collaborative
software development. It outlines recommended best
practices and quickly shows how to implement them with the
Perforce operations introduced in Part I. Throughout the
book, you'll learn how to maximize Perforce so it completes
tasks like these in the most efficient manner possible:
Keep track of changes as you conduct concurrent parallel
work on files
Log activity
Generate reports on who did what when
Compare, merge and branch files
Store files and file configurations
Restore lost bug fixes
Recognizing the pitfalls and practices of an SCM system like
Perforce is absolutely essential to producing good software.
Now, with Practical Perforce, you have the edge you need to
ensure success.
Files in the depot
Working with files
Resolving Files
Branching
Labels & jobs
Controlling activity
How software evelves
Release codelines
Development codelines
Staging streams
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