Managing Software Development With Trac And Subversion

Simple project management for software development.

This book examines the software development process and how Trac and Subversion help fulfill the requirements of it. It combines theory with practical knowledge and experience that most developers will relate to.

Trac is a minimalistic open-source enhanced wiki and bug/issue tracking system for software development projects, designed to help developers while staying out of the way and provides an interface to Subversion. Subversion is an open-source version control system that addresses many of the perceived deficiencies of CVS and can use WebDAV for network communications, and the Apache web server to provide repository-side network service.

This book presents a simple set of processes and practices that allow you to manage these projects using open-source software without getting in the way by imposing as little as possible on established development practices and policies.

This book looks at what is needed to manage software development projects, how web-based software project management system Trac and open-source revision control system Subversion meet these needs, and how to install, configure, and use them.

What you will learn from this book

• The basics of Trac and Subversion
  
• Installing Trac and Subversion on Microsoft Windows and Linux
  
• Creating a Subversion repository
  
• Creating a Trac project environment
  
• How to make Documentation easy using Trac and Subversion
  
• How to customize your project
  
• Version Control in Trac

Who this book is written for
This book is aimed at developers of all calibres, but particularly those that lead teams or projects, especially if they have recently moved into the role or are simply looking for a “better way”.

About the Author
David J Murphy has worked in IT since 1996 and has focused on development since 1998. He works for Canonical Ltd. as a Software Developer, and prior to this he was a Product Specialist with Computer Sciences Corporation. He is a strong advocate of free and open-source software, and has contributed to two Linux books.

He has also written several articles for magazines and the Internet.

He lives in Cumbria, UK with his wife, two children, a dog, and numerous cats.

His personal website is schwuk.com.