Using Other Tools for Source Control

When it comes to setting up and working with source control, there are more tools involved than just Lingo. First of all, you need to have a place to host your remote project files, and there are different tools and services for this, depending on the source control provider. Second, you need at least one tool to interact with your source control provider and the remote files.

Host

Setting up a server to host the remote files is something that is done outside of your Lingo project. This must be done first so that you have a place to bind your project from the Lingo interface. You might have multiple options for setting this up, depending on the source control provider.

Here are some:

• Azure DevOps Server You can use this to host source control for providers such as Team Foundation Server (TFS) or Git.

• GitHub This is a hosting service for Git.

• Bitbucket This is yet another hosting service for Git.

• Perforce Depot If you intend to use Perforce Helix Core, you can set up a depot on a Perforce server.

• Subversion Repository If you intend to use Subversion, you can set up a repository on a Subversion server.

For more details about any of these, please refer to external information provided for these third-party solutions.

Application for Performing Source Control Activities

The application that you use to interact with your files and remote host might be a graphical user interface (GUI) or a simple command line solution where you have to know the command text to enter for specific tasks. A command line tool typically lets you enter any of the available commands for a provider, from basic commands to obscure ones. On the other hand, a GUI solution is usually more limited on the kinds of tasks you can perform, but it's usually easier for most people.

Here are some:

• Lingo You can use Lingo's interface to perform the most common tasks for any of the integrated providers (Git, Perforce Helix Core, Subversion, TFS). Most of the tasks can be done from the Source Control ribbon or the Source Control Explorer.

• Git Bash This is a popular command line tool to run Git-based commands.

• Sourcetree This is a free GUI for running Git tasks.

• Visual Studio This is an integrated development environment that you can use if your Lingo project is bound to Git, TFS, or even other providers (e.g., Perforce Helix Core) if you use a plugin.

• P4V (Helix Visual Client) This is a GUI for running Perforce Helix Core tasks.

• TortoiseGit This is a GUI for running Git tasks.

• TortoiseSVN This is a GUI for running Subversion tasks.