Fine-grained processing of CVS archives with APFEL

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we present the APFEL plug-in that collects fine-grained changes from version archives in a database. APFEL is built upon the Eclipse infrastructure for CVS and Java. In order to describe changes, APFEL uses tokens such as method calls, exceptions, and variable usages. We demonstrate the usefulness of APFEL's database with several case studies.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.6 Programming Environments
          Subjects: Integrated environments

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.7 Distribution, Maintenance, and Enhancement
          Subjects: Restructuring, reverse engineering, and reengineering
      D.2.9 Management
          Subjects: Software configuration management

General Terms:
Experimentation, Management, Measurement

Keywords:
CVS, Eclipse, abstract syntax trees, changes, tokens