Source management and revision control methods vary by user preference, company policy, and the software managing revision control. This section outlines fundamental methodology choices you should make to manage active design projects. Specific recommendations for using the AMD Vivado™ Design Suite with revision control systems appear later in this section. Throughout this section, manage refers to checking source versions in and out using a revision control system.
Vivado generates many intermediate files while compiling a design. This chapter defines the minimum files needed to recreate the design. In some cases, you choose to keep intermediate files to improve compile time or simplify design analysis. Managing additional files is optional.