TWI224264B - Program version control management system and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a program version control management system and its method. The invention is used in a computer system where an open operation system is collocated for application so as to assist plural different users to separately produce an application program based on the different responsible regions. The program version control management system includes a command status identification unit, a version recognition unit, an alarm and a data storage device. In the procedure of editing the application program for the arbitrary one user, the authority limit of the user and the specific command of the opened operation system used by the corresponding user can be verified through the use of the command status identification unit, and the correctness of the used version can be assured by using the version recognition unit so as to avoid the program code, which is not undergone with a checking and accepting process, or the old version program code, which is erroneously marked with the checked and accepted program version.

Description

1224264 V. Description of the Invention (1) [Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a program version control system and method, and particularly to a system that can automatically perform version management and instruction identification during program editing. [Knowledge technology] At present, large or macro programs, such as software packages for computer servers, are too large. When designing, they may consist of multiple groups of people in different design groups, depending on the function of the program or the stage of production. The different division of labor, such as one that contains hundreds of subprogram packages, may be produced or edited separately by more than one design group. However, when multiple different design groups develop, edit, or maintain the same program but different program areas, the following problems often occur: 1. When one of a group of design groups finishes its responsible part, Often due to the poor management of program version access, without the final program test and acceptance, that is, the previous version has been tested or accidentally overwritten and correct version. 2. When a design group has just taken a first version of the code from a code database to modify some of its modifications, another group of design group members immediately completed the The second version of the code is archived and stored in the database, and the first version of the code is overwritten, so that the modified version of the first design group and the latest second version in the code database are both in version and content. Inconsistency, labor and time. In addition, the large program or software belongs to the same design group,

Page 4 1224264 V. Description of Invention (2) A similar problem may occur. Documents often need to go through different productions. Because two large programs are in the production library, they are respectively processed by different programs, such as δ, fetch, modify, compile, and explain, and one large program; Hii person f is responsible. Add _ program to i document (Document), program two, two at least through three stages: (Execution), where the document ,,,, 〇Urce Code) and the executive file designer generated, but the program contains the correction part ) Most of them are divided by-the main staff according to different functions; :: The positive work may be composed of multiple programs: Yes, the program design management system can be fruitless-a complete set of program designers just from a journey ^ 1 Situation: When ~ (Source We) is ready to enter into :: Beijing library, the first version of the program is designed and modified by the system designer in Erbei, which is the main system version of the same-design group. = Brother / ;, the first version of the program stone ^ ^, _ " W Zhi Dang, f-code (Source Code) has been revised, and converted to the first version of the executable file (Executi 〇。:; Λ consistently can not correspond to the second version of the code stored in the database (originally should be the first _ version relative I ^ ^, Α version 轾 code). In addition, usually as long as it belongs to the same = : Groups, groups, and people can perform the work of storing the code, and do not pass or fail the test. Accept or not. Although the program test or not = 丨:, to control it, it is still easy because of human negligence, "When the foreign program operating system itself is running, there is no need to borrow | to identify the program user or Is a programmer, but for page 5 1224264

Further programming, so it is not possible to maintain the correctness of each amendment to ensure consistency. If a large data processing program is added to the program, it cannot be processed by different processors. Trouble. [Summary of the Invention] In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present controller system and method of the present invention can automate the control of the process, even if the multiple different design groups are individually edited, it is not necessary to completely artificialize the second object of the present invention. Lies in its method, which can control a large program, so that when the large program is edited separately for the same editing task, it must also be completely managed and inspected manually. The purpose is to provide a program version that is different from the large program. The large program is edited and divided into different modules for the purpose of always maintaining the management and inspection of the program version. Provide a program version control system and each different editing process as an automated design group, but different program personnel cannot maintain the consistency of the program version without checking. Another object of the present invention is to provide a program version control system and In the method, it can make version use records and version comparisons for each different editing process of a large program. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a program version control system and method thereof, which can check the instruction use authority of a large program during the editing process. In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the program version control system according to the present invention is used in a computer system and an open operating system, and is used to assist a plurality of different users to separately produce one according to different areas in which they are responsible. should

Page 6 5. Description of the invention (4) Program. The certificate of the first version of the process stores a code-compilable recorder with fixed permissions that can determine whether to execute the recorder and the latest verification correction counter. When used, the version of the invention is limited and the old version of the device can receive the version of the program according to one of the versions. The version code for the application can be executed without warning. [Details of the embodiment will be described below. Partial version control systems use version symbols to explain the version elements, _ the latest version of the executable file and store the application of the specific reference identifier above to identify specific identifiers, or they will send this control program Consistently misleading the original detailed description according to the relevant system and its details. The control system includes alarms and a version of the application. This order is stored on behalf of each open operating system identity recorder order. This version, which includes the updated program information, the identification code and the order, the identity of the unit before the previous version is better than the alert notification system, whenever 'can be automatically audited to avoid this correct and can include one-point data storage program copies To identify the unique content of the user system, the new record of the certificate includes, for example, the revision discriminator, which is used to perform any verification of any unimplemented order identification unit, register, such as the data code and unit. Including identity and according to the process contains an identity based on its identity setting instructions; and a check that each user can include at least the stored version, the duration of the program; and the consistency of a certain judge to find the edition. It is based on the user ’s finger experience of a specific instruction. The program version is updated and the relevant code is stored, and the version is compared with the user ’s finger book. The modification or modification of the right-to-use code or = In the method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the same elements will be referred to by the same parameters.

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V. Description of the invention (5) Please refer to FIG. 1 for a description of the first embodiment of the present invention's η-type version control system 2 0. The main architecture includes: a command identification $ 1 2 1 0, a Version authentication unit 2 2 0, a warning device 2 3 0 and a rough: 2, single unit 2 4 0. In the present invention, the program version control system 20 is ~ # σσ, a kind of shel program for use with an open operating system or a% tool such as a UN IX operating system in a computer system to assist plural numbers. Different users make separate applications according to different areas they are responsible for. As shown in Fig. I, the plurality of different users 1 2, 1, 4, 3 2, 3, 4, 3 6 are divided into a plurality of design groups according to different areas of the aforementioned application, and a first to first leaf group includes A system designer level at a system design end 10 is a number of programmers A1, A2, A3 at a program design end 30, and a second design group includes a system designer B and several programs. Designers B1 B2, B3 ... etc. The personnel of each design group can further subdivide the work according to the responsible programming area but at different production stages, such as a one-pass ^ code (S0Ur ^) production process, an executable production process and a document The document process, such as μ 4, .Λ1 Δ0 ΑΟ The programming of the design group ηΑ2, Α3 ..._ is responsible for the code correction of one area of the application 'the system of the same group Designer and executable file production. Bei A is responsible for the files in the same area. The data storage 240 is used to store the last version of the application system designer accepted by κ. T 244 is compiled by the program compiler 40. The program maps the command identification unit 21 to the package 246. . Identity discriminator 2 ", which is used to manage the former identity recorder 212 and that a single user can use the 1224264

A number of different specific fingers of the door operation system are used improperly, such as a user M limit, to avoid the application "storage" storage, cover seedlings # heart will be its unaccepted updated version. These specific designations are like the instructions of the data storage 240 in the UN_ ^ application, which at least include the read-only instructions (View) for entering and exiting 240, and a downloadable $ blow two ^ The shell material storage means the current rr +, the plant material storage device 2 4 0's π 7 (Get), and a download placement instruction (Put) to place the program ^ 0. Therefore, with this set of memory, first enter and define each user's identification code, and the two blocks can be used to authorize several different specific commands. Should use this = group of system designers "can perform two = refers to, set a specific process in the design of group work / (Put) to put storage, 240 storage, other non-relevant, γ γ copies entered The data 2. Another example is that some storage areas in the first design group use the Ting Wei only instruction (View) to "see" the data 2 1 can only make changes, but other programmers and 8 3 can execute any Modify (/ et) and read-only instruction (View) to modify the code 244 = load instruction times, use the identity discriminator 2 丨 4 according to the previous. Content, to determine whether any of the users of the order. It should be noted that although the current Microsoft Inc. window designation (WJNDOWS) itself has provided a mechanism for various applications or fixed operating systems, it defines applications or files and user management The invention is different in that it is in a UNIX system and ignores it. But J You_ 糸 同 之

1224264 V. Description of the invention (7) Pull down the menu to guide the user to select the environment, then the identity record can be used. 2 1 2 Such as-textual definition of a specific instruction of the parent of the UNIX system and the parent-user relationship , So that the security management of data usage rights is more stringent and broader and more thorough. When the programming designer A 2 or A 3 of the first design group completes the modified version of the application privately and sends it to the aforementioned system designer A ', the system designer A will make the revised version of the application and its previously produced documents (D ocuments) to verify the correctness of the modified content 'after confirmation is correct, that is, 70% of the revised version of the application "acceptance work. After that, the system designer A will execute the placement instruction (put ), Put the accepted revised version of the code 2 4 4 and related 玎 executable files 2 4 6 into the data storage 2 4 0. When the placement is successful, an update recorder 2 of the version authentication unit 2 2 0 2 2 will update the latest acceptance version of one of the applications it has decided to, and also record the application code of the relatively latest accepted version, the identity of the user who performed the update, and the latest correction time. Then use this version authentication unit 2 2 0 The version comparison device 2 2 4 determines whether the version of the application in the work of each user is consistent with the aforementioned latest acceptance version according to the content of the update recorder 2 2 2. The device 2 3 0 is connected to the aforementioned version authentication unit 2 2 0, so that when the version authentication unit 2 2 0 confirms that the application version of a user at work is wrong, the alarm device 2 3 0 will send an alert The message reminds the user. In addition, the alerter 2 3 0 is further connected to the command identification unit 2 2 0, so that when the command identification unit 2 2 0 confirms that one of the user identities must not use one of the specific commands, the Warning 2 3 0 will also

1224264 V. Description of the invention (8) Transmission-warning message reminds to use I. All the aforementioned messages will be stored in the update recorder 2 of the side version certification as early as 7L 2 2: ς A user can check at any time.内 U 1. Mother For better understanding, please see Figure 2. For a lighter # / 如 程 Iridium! For what — ^ ^ 4 』? Explain the examples of 乂 仏 shellfish.

When one of the programmers in Figures 1 and 2 wants to modify or correct a library's area of responsibility with the A code, he merges the two uses of the 3 ^ 0 of the ^ formula, that is, he first judges whether the second Downloaded (Ge〇's version = Second = Program private code. If you have already used the version of the application that is currently in its personal directory, it will go from program 300 to the system That is, the version comparison unit 2 24 of the version certification unit 2 2 0 further determines whether the used application version is the latest acceptance version contained in the update recorder 2 2 2 'to avoid the programmer's effort to modify Expired version without%. If it is not the latest approved version of the application, it will proceed to process 3 50, that is, the version recognition unit 2 2 0 will send an alert message to alert the 2 3 0 The programmer's then proceed to the procedure 3 5 5 and list the differences between the two versions one by one for the reference of the programmer. If: is the most accepted version of the application, proceed to procedure 370 and end the right system Take 2 ϋ ° Conversely, if the programmer before The code of this application has never been used or modified for a new application, it will go from program 0 to program 310 and execute a download instruction (Get) to download the illegal application from the data storage 2 4 0 At this time, it will receive the program 3 2 0, that is, the controller system 20 will automatically start the command identification unit 2 1 0, which is known by the body P 2 2 according to the identity recorder 2 1 2 Record each person differently

1224264 V. Description of the invention (9) The use right of a specific instruction to determine whether the programmer can execute the download instruction (G e t). If you do not have the permission to use it, go to the program 3 3 0, a warning message is sent by the alarm 2 3 0 to remind the programmer. If the download is available, go to the program 34 0 and start to download the application code 2 4 4 to the data storage device 2 4 0. Please refer to Figs. 1 and 3, which is another preferred embodiment of the present invention. When a system designer receives a revised version of an application from a programmer in the same design group, the revised version is accepted. After the acceptance is completed, the system designer will execute the put instruction (pu t) as the procedure 4 0 0 to put the revised version of the application code 2 4 4 and the relevant executable file 2 4 6 into the data storage 2 4 0 (ie "warehouse") storage. Then, the program 4 2 0 will be performed, that is, the control system 20 will automatically start the version authentication unit 2 2 0, which is updated by the version comparer 2 2 4 according to the latest version of the application program contained in the recorder 2 2 2 Accept the version to determine whether the revised version of the system designer ’s desire to enter the warehouse is consistent with the aforementioned latest acceptance version. If they are not consistent, it means that the previous programmer (G et) downloaded the application code 2 4 4 Another person updates and overwrites the application code 2 4 4 in the data store 2 4 0. At this time, the program 4 2 0 will be transferred to the program 4 3 0, and the alarm 2 3 0 will send an error warning message reminder. The system designer noticed that the system 20 was ended after the program 4 4 0. On the contrary, if the result of the judgment is the same version, it will be transferred from the program 4 2 0 to the program 4 50 and the instruction identification unit 2 1 0 Judgment on whether the system designer can use the put instruction (Put). When the instruction identification unit 2 1 0 allows the system according to the established authority

1224264 V. Description of the Invention (ίο) When the designer uses the put instruction (Put), the program will be transferred from program 45 to program 46 ^), that is, the modified version of the application program code 244 and The executable file 24 6 compiled by the code 244 is stored in the data storage 240 of FIG. 1. Then proceed to procedure 47, which is to rename the latest acceptance version of the application in the update recorder 22 2 of the version authentication unit 220, and record the code, the identity of the user who performed the update, and the latest correction time, and then Proceed to program 48 to end the system 20. However, the version records that have been previously accepted will still be stored in the file, and will not be blocked by this: m forms a version that can provide any of them-users can check the version of the version at any time: "r 'and tell them to use it * The latest and available What is the version of the app to avoid human error. : 2 ;: t: Identity identification unit 21 〇 Not allowed according to the established authority 时 When the put instruction (put) is transferred from program 450 to program 430, the alarm 23 will be issued ^ A reminder to the system designer's attention , And then the deceased police officer does not control the system. Enter the long sequence 4 4 0. The end of the system is to use the present invention to avoid the 4 specific instructions. ♦ Modify or modify a large version; Application = ^ 统 20: # 当 ， The user's command use authority and use Alas, it is possible to automatically check the consistency of the code < y version received in order to avoid arbitrary program versions. ^ The code of the sale version was originally incorrect and can be executed based on the foregoing program version control method. The program version control method is "20". The present invention further provides a design tool for the benefit of a computer's open operating system or Yichengliqi effectively controls the version of the app when it is used as an app

Page 1212264264 5. Description of the invention (11) The correctness includes the steps of: (1) recording in advance the authority of each user to use a plurality of different specific instructions of the open operating system; (2) recording the application in advance A latest acceptance version of the program; (3) executing one of a plurality of different specific instructions of the open operating system and pointing to the application program; (4) judging the user of the instruction according to the records in the previous step (1) Whether the specific instruction can be executed; (5) When it is determined that the user's identity is not allowed to use the specific instruction, send a warning message to remind the user, otherwise continue to execute the specific instruction. (6) According to the records in the previous step (2), determine whether the version of the application program produced by the user is consistent with the latest acceptance version of the application program; (7) When the version of the application program produced by the user and When the latest acceptance version does not match, a warning message is sent to remind the user, otherwise the specific instruction is continued. It should be noted that the order of steps (1), (4), and (5) and steps (5), (6), and (7) can be interchanged independently, that is, the checking of the use right of the instruction and the application The order of program version checking can be changed without affecting. In summary, the program version control system and method provided by the present invention can be separately edited for various large-scale applications or macro programs for multiple different design groups, or for the same design group but different program personnel. Different production

1224264 V. Description of the invention (12) When editing separately in the stage, it can achieve the function of automatically controlling the consistency of the version of the editing program, without the need for manual management and inspection. The foregoing preferred embodiments are only described for easy understanding of the technical content of the present invention, and do not limit the spirit of the present invention. Any modification or change that does not exceed the spirit of the present invention and the scope of the following patent applications is within the scope of this patent application.

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Page 16 V. Description of the invention (13) [Illustration of symbols] 10 System design end 12 System designer A 14 System designer B 20 Program version control system 30 Program end 32 Program designer A1 34 Program designer A2 36 programmer A3 40 compiler 210 instruction identification X3X3 early 212 identity recorder 214 identity discriminator 220 version authentication unit 222 update recorder 223 version comparer 230 indicator 240 data storage 244 code 246 executable Slot 300 Step 310 to determine whether to download (G et) the version of the code. Step 310 to execute the download (G et) instruction. 320 Step to determine whether to pass the identification check of the instruction. 330 Step 12 to send a message. 5. Description of the invention (14) 34 0 Step of obtaining code from data storage 3 5 0 Step of issuing alarm 3 5 5 Automatically compare and list the different steps between the two versions 3 6 0 Check if it is the latest Step received version of the end of step 370 to step 400 is placed (p u t) 420 of the instruction 430 to check whether the warning issued by Step 440 of the end of the latest version of the acceptance step

4 5 0 Steps to check whether the command identity check is passed 4 6 0 Steps to put (put) code and executable files into the data storage 4 7 0 Steps to update the latest acceptance version and related records in the update recorder 4 8 0 Ending steps

Page 17 1224264 Simple description of the diagram [Simplified illustration of the diagram] The first diagram is the structure of the program version control system of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an operation flowchart of the program version control system of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is an operation flowchart of a program version control system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. liiii p. 18

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1224264 _Case No. 90113152_ Modification of Year of the Month_ 6. The scope of patent application records the use relationship between each user's identity and the plurality of specific instructions, and an identity discriminator, which judges each user based on the aforementioned identity recorder. Whether one of the specific instructions can be executed. 4. The program version control system described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the plurality of different specific instructions include at least a read-only instruction that reads only the data storage, a download instruction that can download the data storage, And a placement instruction to place the program code into the data storage. 5. For the program version control system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the update recorder further records the program code relative to the latest accepted version, the identity of the user who performed the update, and the latest correction time. 6. The program version control system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprising a warning device connected to the version certification unit, so that when the version certification unit confirms that the user is working on the wrong version of the program At that time, the alarm device will send a warning message to remind the user. 7. The program version control system as described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the alerter is further connected to the instruction identification unit, so that when the instruction identification unit confirms that any user identity is not allowed to use one of the specific instructions At that time, the alerter will send an alert message to remind the user. 8. The program version control system as described in item 7 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the update recorder stores the warning message sent above for the user to check. 9. A program version control system is set in a computer system and used in conjunction with a programming tool, where the programming tool is an auxiliary Page 20 2004. 08. 26.020 1224264 Case No. 90113152 Amended at least one program. The control system recorder records at least the process pairing device to determine whether any of the versions are in accordance with the aforementioned latest certificate unit. The version of the program in the program has awakened the user by mistake; and when a program corresponding to the latest acceptance version of the program is recognized by the version, it is determined that the version produced by the user is consistent; and the result of the determination is when the user's warning message reminds the user Program version control system and industry system used. The program version control system has an identity recorder, corresponding to the use of the development operation system and an identity discriminator. Depending on whether the user can execute the six, the patent application scope, multiple users are divided into different production systems according to different stages, including: A version authentication unit, which has an updated one of the latest acceptance versions, is consistent with a version that is more than the user's process acceptance version at the time the program was produced in its own stage; an alerter is connected to the previous version authentication unit to confirm any of the users At the time of production, the warning device will send a warning message to mention at least one data storage for storing the code of the computer; wherein, when any user produces a certificate, the early version of the program is based on the record of the newly accepted version of the program. When the latest version of the program is verified, if the version of the authentication unit is incorrect according to the version, one is transmitted by the warning device. 1. As described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein the programming tool is a UNIX 1 1. As described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, it further includes a command identification unit, which records the identity of any user. And the authority of a plurality of different specific instructions that can be unified. Page 21 2004. 08.26. 021 1224264 Case No. 90113152 Amendment 6. Scope of patent application A specific directive. 1 2. The program version control system described in item 11 of the scope of patent application, wherein the plurality of different specific instructions include at least one read-only instruction that reads only the data storage, and one download that can download the data storage. Instructions, and a placement instruction to place the program code into the lean storage. 13. The program version control system described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein the update recorder further records the program code relative to the latest accepted version, the identity of the user who performed the update, and the latest correction time. 14. The program version control system as described in item 11 of the scope of patent application, wherein the alerter is further connected to the instruction identification unit, so that when the instruction identification unit confirms that any user identity cannot use one of them When certain instructions are issued, the alerter sends an alert message to remind the user. 15. The program version control system as described in item 14 of the scope of patent application, wherein the update recorder stores the warning message sent above for the user to check. 1 6. — Program version control method, which is used in a computer open operating system, wherein the open operating system assists a plurality of users to create at least one program separately according to different stages. The steps include: recording any use The identity of the user and the permission to use a plurality of different specific instructions of the open operating system; record the latest acceptance version of the application program; execute one of the specific instructions and point to the program; check the record of the permission to use the instruction to check the User of instruction Page 22 2004. 08. 26. 022 1224264 Case No. 90113152 Amendment VI. Whether the scope of the patent application is allowed to execute the specific instruction; and check the program produced by the user according to the previous record of the latest acceptance version Whether the version matches the latest acceptance version of the program. 17. The program version control method as described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the development operating system is a UN I X operating system. 18. The program version controller described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the program production stage is divided into a code production process, an executable file production process, and a document production process, each of which This needs to be achieved with different specific instructions. 19. The method for controlling program version as described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, further includes sending a warning message to remind the user when the program version produced by the user does not match the latest acceptance version. 20. The method for controlling program version as described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, further comprising sending a warning message to remind the user when the user's identity is not allowed to use his specific instruction. 21. The method for controlling program version as described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, further comprising when the specific instruction is executed and passed the inspection of the foregoing instruction use authority and the latest acceptance version, the aforementioned record of the latest acceptance version is recorded Update. 2 2. According to the program version control method described in item 21 of the scope of the patent application, the aforementioned record of the latest acceptance version further records the program code relative to the latest acceptance version, the identity of the user who performed the update, and the correction time . Page 23 2004. 08.26. 023