Version control system != Deployment system. And Deployment system != Packaging/distribution system.

Although you can use a version control system when deploying stuff. But that's not the task of version control system, and you'll have to do some manual bookkeeping (or write a wrapper around that).

Given that you only have a tiny system (from your other post, I get the impression you only have 3 systems), you could use git. Check it in in your dev system, and pull from your servers. Yeah, that may require typing in 'git pull' on three different machines.

Alternatively, use git (or some other version control system) to track your development. When ready to make a release, create a package (either native to your OS, or one that has a toolchain for your OS), and use cfengine, puppet or some other tool to roll them out.

Or just roll out the sources on one box, and use rsync to update others.

"There's more way to do it" isn't exclusive for Perl. Not that your question was even remotely Perl related.

In reply to Re: Perl apps and version control by JavaFan
in thread Perl apps and version control by Anonymous Monk

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