What exactly is HEAD?
by Matt Tice · in Torque Game Engine · 12/16/2002 (9:46 pm) · 4 replies
Hello all,
I bought the engine a few months ago and have since begun diving into the code. I've seen a few engine modifications which make reference to HEAD without much explication on the matter. I did a search regarding it on the forums and it only turned up one post which didn't really answer my question, so I figured rather than wandering around in the dark I'd just ask:
What is HEAD?
Thanks,
Matt
I bought the engine a few months ago and have since begun diving into the code. I've seen a few engine modifications which make reference to HEAD without much explication on the matter. I did a search regarding it on the forums and it only turned up one post which didn't really answer my question, so I figured rather than wandering around in the dark I'd just ask:
What is HEAD?
Thanks,
Matt
#2
12/17/2002 (7:08 am)
This was my question some days before and now I'm thinking on how to update to the next newer version if there is one available in the future. If I had made some mods to all the files (.cc .h .cs) what about all the mods which aren't in the files I get with the update?? Also I think that it is necassary to scan all the resource files which are available to the community. A lot of them are to old and no more usable for the latest engine. For a newbie like me it is hard to differ between these sources. Some links are broken too.
#3
If you need a stable development environment, stick with the numbered versions, current is 1.1.2
Also, while some of the resources are old, they are NOT useless. Many of them have, in fact, been added to the source. If you want instructions on how to USE them though, refer to the resources.
It can be confusing, but if you pay carefull attention to the readme file, the changes are listed chronologically. Hope that helps!
12/17/2002 (9:24 am)
It bears metioning that while the HEAD revision contains all of the latest code additions and such, it is by no means gauranteed to be stable.If you need a stable development environment, stick with the numbered versions, current is 1.1.2
Also, while some of the resources are old, they are NOT useless. Many of them have, in fact, been added to the source. If you want instructions on how to USE them though, refer to the resources.
It can be confusing, but if you pay carefull attention to the readme file, the changes are listed chronologically. Hope that helps!
Associate Kyle Carter
So when people refer to HEAD, they're talking about the latest source code version.
The CVS documentation in the Torque section of the site should explain the rest...