Re: Sources in IFS - Retrieving directory list is extremely slow

Using git for libraries and IFS directories is definitely a good thing.

IFS directories are much easier because you just commit changes in the directory.

It gets much more interesting with source files.

No matter what the good thing is you still have the SAVLIB and SAV commands available to backup your libraries and objects.

I'm currently working on a strategy to manage objects and library releases in git as well for those who need more object management level features.

Anyway have fun.

Regards,
Richard Schoen
Web: http://www.richardschoen.net
Email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:29:56 +0000
from: Joep Beckeringh <j.beckeringh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Sources in IFS - Retrieving directory list is
extremely slow

Hi Richard,

Like I wrote, I was experimenting. Investigating, if you like.

As our software has grown in complexity in the course of the years, and is now partly stored in libraries and partly in directories, the need for source management is growing. One of the options is buying or building a system that manages both libraries and directories. Another option is storing everything in the IFS, so we could use Git.

IBM appears to be moving in the direction of IFS. Compiling RPG from IFS has been available for a while now; in V7R4 finally the IFS source is stored in the object. So, that is why I'm investigating this option.

Joep Beckeringh
Pantheon Automatisering B.V.

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Onderwerp: Re: [WDSCI-L] Sources in IFS - Retrieving directory list is extremely slow

Hi Joep,

Not a specific answer to your IFS source management question, but why not keep your source masters in libraries and manage versioning with something like git ?

As an example my iForGit offering allows for immediate passive integration of git into an existing site where there may or may not be source versioning in place and developers use a mix of RDI and PDM/SEU.

No initial learning curve at all. Simply turn on automated pushes to git repositories as a starting point and then move slowly in to more of a git-style development paradigm.

http://www.mobigogo.net/files/docs/iforgit/

Another option would be to write your own scripts to export and commit members to git repositories as well.

Regards,
Richard Schoen
Web: http://www.richardschoen.net
Email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx