All our other source code is hosted in TFS using Git as the repository engine. That is the "master" repository.
What users work on should be a local copy of the master repository and push changes up to the master repository when they are ready.
I should be able to do this from a laptop, disconnected from the network. Which is one of the features of Git.
Additionally, we want all the companys source code in one place so we can have unified tracking of it (linking specific RPG Git push's to specific work items, pull request linking, etc.). Basically the full life cycle of software development is tracked there in a much more robust manner than we have available on the IBMi.
I am trying to find how folks who have implemented Git for RPG source have done it. Specifically the mechanics of where the RPG source code resides (users machine or IFS). I'm hoping NOT IFS as that limits your "work on RPG anywhere" feature of Git.
Also, I want to know if RDP "pushes" the source code to the IBMi from the users local C: drive for the purposes of compiling (someday we may get a RPG compiler that runs locally on the users machine 😊)
If we "push" to the IBM I's git repository instead of our current Git repository in TFS we will have no way to link it to work item # 967, and subsequently pull request 252 for full code review traceability and work item linking.
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Schoen [mailto:Richard.Schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:03 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Git for RPG source code management
Why not leave the source where it is in the source files and do a regular daily push of changed members to an IFS or network folder and commit to GIT.
Then the master is still IBMi source files, but changes to source can get pushed regularly a well as backed up nightly with standard IBMi backups.
Not a full source control system but an option especially since you already use .Net, IBMi and Git.
Regards,
Richard Schoen
Director of Document Management
e. richard.schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
p. 952.486.6802
w. helpsystems.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Olson [mailto:Matt.Olson@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 1:24 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Git for RPG source code management
All,
I've read this over:
http://yips.idevcloud.com/wiki/index.php/PASE/Git
However, it seems to want the Git server running on the IBM i.
We already have a Git Server (VSTS/TFS Online). We don't want another one.
What would be the steps to store all our source code on a remote Git repository so that we can get all the advantages VSTS / TFS provides you (code reviews, source code check-ins to bug/workitem linking, sprint planning, global source code searching).
Matt
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