Method for deploying version control system server software having remote access capability

In a software development environment, a method for deploying version control system server software having a remote access capability, said method comprising:

• providing a module for the version control system server software, the module comprising:
• a functional software unit implementing version control system server functionality;
• and
• a module deployment descriptor for directing a deployment tool to deploy the module;
• packaging the module with an application deployment descriptor into application-level software for deployment in accordance with a component-based platform-independent specification, the application deployment descriptor directing the deployment tool to deploy the application-level software;
• and
• deploying the application-level software onto a server platform using the deployment tool of the software development environment, the server platform including a machine, operating system, and hosting server software, the deployment tool including a server plug-in provided by a provider of the hosting server software, the server plug-in automatically installing application-level software on the corresponding server platform if the application-level software complies with the component-based platform-independent specification.

A method for providing a version control system having a remote access capability for a computer program development environment, the computer program development environment including a client tier and a server tier, said method comprising:

• installing the computer program development environment software on a server, the computer program development environment software having a deployment tool including a server plug-in for a server platform, the server plug-in being provided by a provider of server software for the server platform, the server platform complying with a component-based platform independent specification;
• packaging version control system server software for deployment in accordance with the component-based platform-independent specification, the packaged version control system server software including at least one module, the module comprising:
• a functional software unit implementing version control system server functionality;
• and
• a module deployment descriptor for directing the deployment tool to deploy the module;
• starting the computer program development environment software with the packaged version control system server software;
• selecting, in response to a user's input, a server platform having a corresponding server plug-in;
• and
• deploying the packaged version control system server software onto the selected server platform using the deployment tool, the corresponding server plug-in automatically installing the packaged version control server software onto the selected server platform.

In a software development environment, an apparatus for deploying version control system server software having a remote access capability, said apparatus comprising:

• means for providing a functional software unit implementing version control system server functionality;
• means for providing a module deployment descriptor for directing a deployment tool to deploy the module;
• means for packaging the functional software unit with the module deployment descriptor into a Web module for deployment in accordance with a component-based platform-independent specification;
• and
• means for deploying the Web module onto a Web server platform using the deployment tool of the software development environment, the Web server platform including a machine, an operation system, and a hosting server software, the deployment tool including a server plug-in provided by a provider of the hosting server software, the server plug-in automatically installing a Web module on a corresponding server platform when the Web module complies with the component-based platform-independent specification.

In a software development environment, an apparatus for deploying version control system server software having a remote access capability, said apparatus comprising:

• means for providing a module for the version control system server software, the module comprising:
• a functional software unit implementing version control system server functionality;
• and
• a module deployment descriptor for directing a deployment tool to deploy the module;
• means for packaging the module with an application deployment descriptor into application-level software for deployment in accordance with a component-based platform-independent specification, the application deployment descriptor directing the deployment tool to deploy the application-level software;
• and
• means for deploying the application-level software onto a server platform using the deployment tool of the software development environment, the server platform including a machine, operating system, and hosting server software, the deployment tool including a server plug-in provided by a provider of the hosting server software, the server plug-in automatically installing application-level software on the corresponding server platform if the application-level software complies with the component-based platform-independent specification.

An apparatus for providing a version control system having a remote access capability for a computer program development environment, the computer program development environment including a client tier and a server tier, said apparatus comprising:

• means for installing the computer program development environment software on a server, the computer program development environment software having a deployment tool including a server plug-in for a server platform, the server plug-in being provided by a provider of server software for the server platform, the server platform complying with a component-based platform independent specification;
• means for packaging version control system server software for deployment in accordance with the component-based platform-independent specification, the packaged version control system server software including at least one module, the module comprising:
• a functional software unit implementing version control system server functionality;
• and
• a module deployment descriptor for directing the deployment tool to deploy the module;
• means for starting the computer program development environment software with the packaged version control system server software;
• means for selecting, in response to a user's input, a server platform having a corresponding server plug-in;
• and
• means for deploying the packaged version control system server software onto the selected server platform using the deployment tool, the corresponding server plug-in automatically installing the packaged version control server software onto the selected server platform.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform, in a software development environment, a method for deploying version control system server software having a remote access capability, said method comprising:

• providing a functional software unit implementing version control system server functionality;
• providing a module deployment descriptor for directing a deployment tool to deploy the module;
• packaging the functional software unit with the module deployment descriptor into a Web module for deployment in accordance with a component-based platform-independent specification;
• and
• deploying the Web module onto a Web server platform using the deployment tool of the software development environment, the Web server platform including a machine, an operation system, and a hosting server software, the deployment tool including a server plug-in provided by a provider of the hosting server software, the server plug-in automatically installing a Web module on a corresponding server platform when the Web module complies with the component-based platform-independent specification.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform, in a software development environment, a method for deploying version control system server software having a remote access capability, said method comprising:

• providing a module for the version control system server software, the module comprising:
• a functional software unit implementing version control system server functionality;
• and
• a module deployment descriptor for directing a deployment tool to deploy the module;
• packaging the module with an application deployment descriptor into application-level software for deployment in accordance with a component-based platform-independent specification, the application deployment descriptor directing the deployment tool to deploy the application-level software;
• and
• deploying the application-level software onto a server platform using the deployment tool of the software development environment, the server platform including a machine, operating system, and hosting server software, the deployment tool including a server plug-in provided by a provider of the hosting server software, the server plug-in automatically installing application-level software on the corresponding server platform if the application-level software complies with the component-based platform-independent specification.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for providing a version control system having a remote access capability for a computer program development environment, the computer program development environment including a client tier and a server tier, said method comprising:

• installing the computer program development environment software on a server, the computer program development environment software having a deployment tool including a server plug-in for a server platform, the server plug-in being provided by a provider of server software for the server platform, the server platform complying with a component-based platform independent specification;
• packaging version control system server software for deployment in accordance with the component-based platform-independent specification, the packaged version control system server software including at least one module, the module comprising:
• a functional software unit implementing version control system server functionality;
• and
• a module deployment descriptor for directing the deployment tool to deploy the module;
• starting the computer program development environment software with the packaged version control system server software;
• selecting, in response to a user's input, a server platform having a corresponding server plug-in;
• and
• deploying the packaged version control system server software onto the selected server platform using the deployment tool, the corresponding server plug-in automatically installing the packaged version control server software onto the selected server platform.