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Learning Perforce SCM

By : Neal Ralph Firth, Robert Cowham
Book Image

Learning Perforce SCM

By: Neal Ralph Firth, Robert Cowham

Overview of this book

<p>Learning Perforce SCM is a pragmatic how-to guide, explaining the key concepts and usage of Perforce. Based on the authors' experiences training thousands of users around the globe, it explains those key concepts in a clear, incremental manner, combining sound theory with the pragmatic application of principles.<br /><br />Learning Perforce SCM provides practical knowledge which will transform you into confident and competent Perforce users in your day-to-day operations.<br /><br />You'll start by learning how to use Perforce to track your day-to-day coding activities. Once a solid foundation is established you'll learn how to apply the data mining features to evaluate current and past activities. Then you'll learn how to configure Perforce so that it adapts to support your specific development needs. All the while you'll be learning how to deal with conflicts and use the tool to communicate with other team members. Finally, you'll learn about using branches and streams to provide seamless support for concurrent development. Along the way, pragmatic hints and tips will help you avoid issues and identify areas for further personal exploration.</p> <p><em>"It's wonderful to see a new book about Perforce, especially one written by Robert Cowham and Neal Firth. No one can teach Perforce better than these seasoned subject matter experts"</em><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Laura Wingerd, author of Practical Perforce.</em></p>
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Learning Perforce SCM
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Using changelists for an organization


So far we've only talked about the default changelist associated with a workspace. However, workspaces can have one or more pending changelists in addition to their default changelist. Among other uses, these additional pending changelists provide a mechanism for organizing your work in progress.

For example, separate pending changelists might be used to organize the files involved in separate bug fixes. A less obvious organizational technique is to use pending changelists as file action notepads. For example, you might need to modify files to insert temporary trace features. Collecting all of the check out actions for these files in a separate changelist makes them easy to identify and revert.

Pending changelists also have a communication role. Other users can identify the files you have open for some action. They can also see the descriptions associated with your pending changelists. This allows users to identify overlaps or potential conflicts in work...