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The main task of <SMALL>SCRAM</SMALL>&nbsp;is to ensure that all developers are working
with the same consistent set of external products, libraries,
environments and source codes. Configuration management methods ensure
that this is possible.
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A requirement of any <SMALL>SCRAM</SMALL>&nbsp;managed project is an explicit
  statement, in the form of a special-purpose document, of all
  underlying products and versions of external libraries and other
  software products used. Each product must have a description
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  information, set environmental variables, and give default system
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</DD>
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It is often the case that many projects need to share the same
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  access to one or more such repositories from which it can checkout
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  structure. Currently, CVS is used for all source code management.
  Both source code and project configuration files are tagged with a
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</DD>
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70			</H2>
71			The main task of <SMALL>SCRAM</SMALL> is to ensure that all developers are working
72			with the same consistent set of external products, libraries,
73			environments and source codes. Configuration management methods ensure
74			that this is possible.
75			<DL>
76			<DT><STRONG><SMALL>EXTERNAL PRODUCTS CONFIGURATION</SMALL></STRONG></DT>
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78			<BR>
79			A requirement of any <SMALL>SCRAM</SMALL> managed project is an explicit
80			statement, in the form of a special-purpose document, of all
81			underlying products and versions of external libraries and other
82			software products used. Each product must have a description
83			document to inform <SMALL>SCRAM</SMALL> how it is to be used, to supply dependency
84			information, set environmental variables, and give default system
85			locations. Such description documents can be maintained
86			independently of <SMALL>SCRAM</SMALL> and imported into the project by
87			<SMALL>SCRAM</SMALL>'s built-in URL downloading mechanism.
88			</DD>
89			<DT><STRONG><SMALL>COMMON CONFIGURATIONS</SMALL></STRONG></DT>
90			<DD>
91			<BR>
92			It is often the case that many projects need to share the same
93			configuration in order that they can be inter-operable (e.g. two
94			applications using the same database). <SMALL>SCRAM</SMALL> thus provides a
95			mechanism for importing independently maintained configuration
96			documents automatically.
97			</DD>
98			<DT><STRONG><SMALL>SOURCE CODE CONTROL</SMALL></STRONG></DT>
99			<DD>
100			<BR> <SMALL>SCRAM</SMALL> itself is not a code repository. Any project must have
101			access to one or more such repositories from which it can checkout
102			the appropriate code into the appropriate place in the project
103			structure. Currently, CVS is used for all source code management.
104			Both source code and project configuration files are tagged with a
105			CVS symbolic tag when ready for release.
106			</DD>
107			<DT><STRONG><SMALL>ENVIRONMENT CONTROL</SMALL></STRONG></DT>
108			<DD>
109			<BR>
110			The build and runtime environments are constructed automatically
111			from the description documents of the required external products and
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