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- PJ is a simple source file manager for use on moderate size software projects
- (20 - 5,000 source files) utilizing a shared project library with 1-20
- programmers.
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- PJ is intended to solve the following problems:
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- Avoid costly collisions between programmers modifying the same file.
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- Eliminate programmer maintenance when extracting and adding files from and
- to a library.
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- Prevent loss of work by maintaining multiple versions of the same file in a
- library. Older versions of the same file can be retrieved.
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- What PJ provides:
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- * Library check out control - only one programmer can have a source file
- out for modification at a time.
- * Automatic updating of Make and Library command files - when the
- programmer puts a new module into the library, the Make and Library
- command files can be automatically updated
- * Automatic insertion/removal with the programmers Make file(s) - when the
- programmer removes a source file from a library, the programmers
- local Make file is updated to allow the programmer to modify the file
- and reference it in their local directory. When the file is put back
- in the library, the local Make file is updated to remove the file.
- Additional files can be deleted from the local directory.
- * Automatic "BAK" versions of up to 1000 files per library - PJ allows you
- to keep up to 1000 "bak" versions of library files per library.
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- Sample configuration files are provided (PJ.DIR and PJ.CFG) that were used on
- a project defined in the manual (PJ.MAN).
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- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
-
- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
- before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
- using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
- differ on details -- some request registration while others
- require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
- registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
- using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
-
- Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
- and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
- exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
- programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
- of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
- and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
- distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
- and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
- specific group. For example, some authors require written
- permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
- Shareware.
-
- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
- should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
- whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
- fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
- And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
- has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
- product, you don't pay for it.
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