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linuxnovice
March 1st, 2010, 02:21 PM
Hi,

This is not really a programming question. That said, I really couldn't find a solution to this problem. In my work, I need to make use of two pieces of software: OpenCV and PlayerStage.

http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/

http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/

Presently, I require only specific versions of these two softwares for my work. But I know in the future, I will need to use the the most recent version. I am able to build the specific versions I want on my computer and use them.

My question is, what is the best method for building and maintaining different versions of the same software? What sort of problems would I have to deal with and what are possible work-arounds to these problems?

Thanks.