ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums : Keeping track of changes https://forum.productcart.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:51:24 +0000 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:53:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.productcart.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13 <![CDATA[ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums]]> https://forum.productcart.com/forum_images/pc_logo_50.png https://forum.productcart.com/ <![CDATA[Keeping track of changes : Thanks netprofits, That was a...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post1050.html#1050 Author: sawan
Subject: 13
Posted: 08-August-2006 at 8:53am

Thanks netprofits,

That was a detailed and perfect answer. we too do the same thing.

I am a mod developer myself for other cart system. I follow these steps exactly.

Regards,

]]> Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:53:21 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post1050.html#1050 <![CDATA[Keeping track of changes : Each PC release includes a text...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post1047.html#1047 Author: netprofits
Subject: 13
Posted: 08-August-2006 at 8:39am

Each PC release includes a text file that explains the modification and details every file that changed due to that modification. Being developers ourselves, it is probably not feasible for PC to send a list of actual code that changed but here is what we do:

1. Keep a list of every module you change with a note about the changes.

2. In the code, place a standard comment at the top and bottom of each section where you make changes. Use the same comment in all places, i.e. "Your Company Name - Start Modification" and then add a detailed comment about the change below the standard comment. This allows you to quickly search within one file or across all files to see where your changes are.

3. For those files you modified where PC includes an updated file, use a file compare utility to compare the original PC file to the updated PC file to see what changes were made. If there are a few PC changes, backwrite those to your file. If there are a lot of PC changes, backwrite your changes to the updated PC file.

I know it's a pain but that's the price of customizing code. We do it all the time.

]]> Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:39:54 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post1047.html#1047 <![CDATA[Keeping track of changes : GB IT Solutions, thats a better...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post1043.html#1043 Author: sawan
Subject: 13
Posted: 08-August-2006 at 8:16am

GB IT Solutions,

thats a better idea. hope we see something like this happening soon now

Regards,
Sawan

]]> Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:16:03 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post1043.html#1043 <![CDATA[Keeping track of changes : I have made quite a few changes...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post31.html#31 Author: GB IT Solutions
Subject: 13
Posted: 01-November-2005 at 11:00am

I have made quite a few changes to my PC installation. It was only when I saw new releases coming that I realised I had a bit of a problem hacking the code again.

I was considering bundling as much as I could into Functions in a separate include file - that would make them easier to call - but that isn't always practical either with some of the hacks made.

Has anyone got any better ways?
Alternatively can Early Impact give us more of a 'what has changed' list, especially for small changes - that way, for example it they have just put in a "FormatCurrency" in a file, we could add it ourselves rather than editing the new file.

]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:00:45 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post31.html#31 <![CDATA[Keeping track of changes : That&#039;s about what I&#039;ve...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post28.html#28 Author: ComputerJack
Subject: 13
Posted: 31-October-2005 at 9:06am

That's about what I've been doing...just re-applying changes each time a patch comes out.

I think I'm up to around 15 files I need to integrate each time, not counting the 5 or so completely new files I've added.  Not terribly onerous, but it does take time.

Has anyone tried putting PC into some sort of source control software?  Not sure how well that would work.

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:06:23 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post28.html#28 <![CDATA[Keeping track of changes : I was just wondering how folks...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/keeping-track-of-changes_topic13_post24.html#24 Author: Dean
Subject: 13
Posted: 30-October-2005 at 12:13pm

I was just wondering how folks keep track of the customizations they do in ProductCart.  The good and bad  of the product is Early Impact in always coming out with updates.  Which, of course, are always for the same modules I've customized.

What I did with my first site was to document the lines that werechanged and carefully looked at each update to see which of my changedmodules would be over written, then make my changes to the newcode.  It was a bit of a bother.

Now I'm onto my second ProductCart site and this much improved forum soI'm hoping that others may have a better way of doing it.

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