Software Testing - Version Control Systems PDF

Software Testing Version Control Systems Version Control Version control systems are  repositories for software that are able to maintain multiple versions of the software.  This means it is able to save the previous version as well as the new version.  The advantage of thi...

Software Testing Version Control Systems Version Control Version control systems are  repositories for software that are able to maintain multiple versions of the software.  This means it is able to save the previous version as well as the new version.  The advantage of this is that if you make a mistake and you need to revert to a previous version, this can easily be done. Version control can be run  Locally on your computer  Remotely on a network server Git is one of the most popular version control systems today. Seneca runs its own server at:  https://github.senecacollege.ca  You must use the VPN to access this Git Clients A Git client is a program which communicates with either a local or remote Git repository. The Git client is able to  creating a clone of the repository,  add new files to the repository, and  retrieve information about the repository. There are many different get clients available.  TortoiseGit is integrated into the Windows file browser TortoiseGit Menus Non-repository Repository Working Copies You clone the remote repository to your computer This creates a local copy of the repository You make changes to the local repository You commit the changes to the local repository Stage the files you want to be in the next push You push the committed changes to the remote repository so others can share your work Working Copies Working Copies File Status Git only versions the files you ask it to  Projects have many intermediate file like object and executable files which can be rebuilt You must add a file to Git to have it tracked or versioned Once tracked, it tells you if the file has been modified You can then stage the file and commit it File Status Tortoise: Check for Modifications Ignoring Files You want Git to ignore temporary files List patterns for them in a.gitignore file *.vsidx *.lock *.ipch *.testlog *.tlog *.log *.VC.db *.manifest *.VC.db-shm *.VC.db-wal *.VC.db-opendb Communicating with the Remote Repository Clone – creates a local copy of the repository Pull – updates your local copy with changes from the remote Push – pushes your local changes to the remote Other Actions Rename – change the name of a file tracked by Git Delete – stop a file from being tracked by Git Viewing Changes Check for Modifications | Compare with Base Conflicts – Two developers Change the Same Line