1. ABCD Forge http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/ Presentation to abcd-softdev Norton Allen DEAS/CCB March 29, 2006

2. ABCD Forge History Original Idea was Mark Digorry’s –Central, supported software repository –Reduce duplication of effort while providing state-of-the-art tools for SW development Mark, Lenny and I wrote proposal Funded by Dan Moriarty in 2004

3. Forge Features Central, Remote CVS Repository –Located at 60 Oxford Street –Monitored 24x7 –Backed up daily –Publicly accessible But wait! You also get…

4. Forge Features (cont.): Documentation –User’s manuals –Build instructions –Installation instructions –Development roadmap Supporting Files –Binary distributions –Source tarballs Mailing Lists Discussion Forums Todo lists Bug tracking News Surveys

5. Tour Home Page Anderson ICOS SCM Wiki Files Lists Tasks/Tracker Admin Docs Forums News Surveys

6. Issues: How do I start? –CVS import or tar up an existing repository Some names may change What is a Project and what is a Module? –Users within a project have similar access How should I organize my files?

7. Summary ABCD Forge provides not only robust source control, but a full suite of management tools to help with software development and deployment. As a remote server, it offloads a host of sysadmin headaches As a community development, it will benefit from having multiple users. The key to success is adoption. The more projects we host, the more secure our future funding will be.

8. http://forge.abcd.harvard.edu/