cadence_version_control

=Cadence Version Control=

Benefits of version control:
back to a good version of your design
 * Enables multiple people to work on a project without conflicts or confusion
 * All changes are archived so if you mess things up you can easily go
 * You do not need to manually set Unix file permissions

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Setup:
1. Add the following to your cdsinfo.tag file:

DMTYPE vs

2. Restart icfb

3. Create a new library, this will automatically create a repository

>From now on, when you go to library manager, you will see new right-click options:

Check Out Check In Cancel Checkout Version Info Show File Status

What do they mean?

also called "locking". All other people are forbidden from editing it as long as you have it checked out. Checkout happens automatically if you double-click on a cell to open it up in edit mode.
 * Check Out: This enables you, and only you, to edit a cell. This is

unlocks the cell. Now other users can check it out and made edits.
 * Check In: This saves your work and assigns it a version number and

Now other users can check it out and made edits.
 * Cancel Checkout: This discards your new work, and unlocks the cell.

numbers, who edited each version, and the edit date)
 * Version Info: This shows the entire history of the cell (all version


 * File status: This shows whether a file is checked in or not

More details

Open up file:///usr/nikola/groups/ vlsi/pkgs/cadence_ic/.current/ doc/versionsync/ versionsyncTOC.html in a browser on a linux box