
Setting Up CVS 9 32 7
Source code management is essential on large projects; it is at
least as critical on small, one-person projects. It is used so that
versions of code can be identified~whenever you reach a
stopping point, you can set a version to which you can return.
That may be automatically at the end of a day, but it may be
at the end of fixing a particular bug or solving a particular
problem. Programmers expect to be able to quickly revert to
any previous version of their software. This avoids the prac-
tice of storing copies of your code in folders with names like
"Friday Good" or "Tuesday Before Restructuring."
If ...