Versions - tool for working with Subversion
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
TortoiseSVN under Windows it is one of the best Subversion-client. That is why those who have had the opportunity to work with a "bug", looking for a similar solution for the Mac. Developers wanting to meet the demand, creating something similar to TortoiseSVNBut in most cases the application gets uncomfortable to use, and the interface is not Makovsky. If you have not found the perfect Subversion-client under Mac OS X, we suggest to pay attention to Versions. This tool - a great example of an application that pleasant to use on a daily basis.
QuickLook in action
Consider the strengths Versions.
- Working copies are grouped by repositories. This simple and obvious approach distinguishes Versions from the competition, in which all the action with the working copies and repositories are organized differently.
- Timeline allows you to quickly and easily view all of the last commit
- QuickLook It works perfectly as playing local files and files from the repository. View the repository without making checkout, it became much easier.
- In Versions can easily view the status of the repository in the past, simply by specifying the revision number.
- In one click you can svn blame and see when and by whom changes every file line.
- Versions allows you to create a local repository and work with them. In some cases, this is enough to take advantage of the mass of the advantages of version control systems.
- If you need a remote repository, you can create one from the Versions. For these purposes the service BeanstalkHaving free accounts.
The result of svn blame
Versions does not own diff-tools and uses for this purpose an external program. By default, this job makes the standard for Mac OS FileMerge. But you can use other options: Changes, Araxis Merge, BBEdit or TextWrangler. Of these options, TextWrangler characterized by good functionality and the price, or rather its absence.
Timeline - a convenient way to view the history of commits
Now Podillya a little fly in the ointment.
- In Versions no customary work with many brunches and tags. Since the creation of the tag for brunch or svn - it's just copying the folder, developers offer prodelyvat similar actions manually. Make up in Versions is very simple - select a file or folder and drag with cramped
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to the right place. - The biggest drawback of the program is that you can not do Marj two branches. So now that action needs to be done from the console.
- Versions is not the history of the commit message - remembered only the last message.
- The client can not be changed (svn switch) Working copy to another branch. So we'll have to keep a few copies, or perform switch from the console.
To summarize, Versions - great svn client deserved award Apple Design Awards 2009. To experience the simplicity and usability of the Versions you have 21 days, then you need to either pay € 39 or continue to search for the perfect Subversion client for Mac OS X.