[morgan]

I'm the only mac in a windows web development shop and we use source safe for version control. Anybody know if there will be some kind of source safe compatible client for OSX?

[timster]

That'd probably be up to the Evil Empire (microsoft) - to make a VSS client. Apple (and almost everyone else) uses CVS.

But you might want to check sourceforge (www.sourceforge.net) - and see if anyone's built a open source interface to VSS. I would imagine that you arent the only person who has this problem.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/vssextractor/ - i just checked and i found this. i'm sure other projects could be found with some more searching.

-tim

[morgan]

thx, i'll dig through that. Metrowerks actually makes a VSS client for OS9, but it's only compatible through VSS version 5 and it's $499. I've used cvs a lot and prefer it over VSS, but I'm stuck at an all Microsoft shop...

[Angus_D]

Originally posted by morgan:
<STRONG>thx, i'll dig through that. Metrowerks actually makes a VSS client for OS9, but it's only compatible through VSS version 5 and it's $499. I've used cvs a lot and prefer it over VSS, but I'm stuck at an all Microsoft shop...</STRONG>

Make them move to CVS, there's a winblows client (WinCVS).

[morgan]

Originally posted by Angus_D:
<STRONG>

Make them move to CVS, there's a winblows client (WinCVS). </STRONG>

I wish but not likely. It's a gigantic company with 'standards'. George Bush is more likely vote yes on kyoto than my company is to switch from anything microsoft.

[Angus_D]

Originally posted by morgan:
<STRONG>I wish but not likely. It's a gigantic company with 'standards'.</STRONG>

pffft. CVS is more standard than VSS
i can understand your predicament