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ABCD Forge http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/ Presentation to abcd-softdev Norton Allen DEAS/CCB March 29, 2006
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ABCD Forge History Original Idea was Mark Digorry’s –Central, supported software repository –Reduce duplication of effort while providing state-of-the-art tools for SW development Mark, Lenny and I wrote proposal Funded by Dan Moriarty in 2004
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Forge Features Central, Remote CVS Repository –Located at 60 Oxford Street –Monitored 24x7 –Backed up daily –Publicly accessible But wait! You also get…
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Forge Features (cont.): Documentation –User’s manuals –Build instructions –Installation instructions –Development roadmap Supporting Files –Binary distributions –Source tarballs Mailing Lists Discussion Forums Todo lists Bug tracking News Surveys
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Tour Home Page Anderson ICOS SCM Wiki Files Lists Tasks/Tracker Admin Docs Forums News Surveys
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Issues: How do I start? –CVS import or tar up an existing repository Some names may change What is a Project and what is a Module? –Users within a project have similar access How should I organize my files?
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Summary ABCD Forge provides not only robust source control, but a full suite of management tools to help with software development and deployment. As a remote server, it offloads a host of sysadmin headaches As a community development, it will benefit from having multiple users. The key to success is adoption. The more projects we host, the more secure our future funding will be.
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http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/
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