Version History Tool with Web Reporting

[KevinHall]

I was wondering if anyone knows of any version history tool that will allow for web reports.

I am working on a library that has a long history and release notes are produced for every version of the library. However, these release notes are outdated as soon as a new bug is found. What I am looking for is a system where information about a bug (and other events such as new features) can get entered into a database, and a user can then request the version history between any two versions -- or maybe something more specific between two versions (bug fixes, new features).

Does anyone know of a product like this?

[Yves M]

No clue, I ended up writing our own tool for doing just that.

But I'd be interested to know whether it exists as well.

[Andreas Masur]

Well...I also would be more than interested in such a tool since I am getting closer to the process of writing a complex software system for my company containing many, many modules. And I am of course not satisfied writing thousands of textfiles containing the release and version history of these modules.

Just as Yves said, I somehow already accepted the fact, that I have to come up with something on my own... :rolleyes:

[Yves M]

The thing is that the idea is pretty simple: have a database which contains, domain, subdomain, issue, feature resp bug description, build for which it was implemented resp fixed. But the devil is in the details and success depends on how you integrate such a program into your process (and we're not doing mighty good there ^^).

[Andreas Masur]

Well...yes...the problem is not designing the database and the interface in general but rather the integration into the common development process...well, looks like I have to have a great idea soon... :D

[KevinHall]

Thanks guys. It looks like I'll have to come up with a solution on my own too.

[Mick]

pssst guys....

1. write your own
2. sell it back to your company and put it up on a distrubtion site
3 ...
4. profit???


I've usually done it by hand, or had technical writers that dealt with it....since I tend to insert words like, fixed that farking stupid farking bug in that farking piece of stupid code that farking should be re-farking-written, dumb farking contractors....

[Mick]

first customer?

http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=284833

brad's spiel....

[Andreas Masur]

Originally posted by Mick
pssst guys....

1. write your own
2. sell it back to your company and put it up on a distrubtion site
3 ...
4. profit???

Well...might be an option... :D