Perforce Latest Features

December 2008

Technical Support

If you have any problems or questions, please email support@perforce.com, or see the Technical Support page for further contact information, including office hours and phone numbers.

Release Highlights

For the complete list of enhancements and fixes, please refer to the release notes accompanying each component.

Note: Upgrading your installation to Release 2008.2 of the Perforce Server is a one-way migration. Please read the P4/P4D Release Notes carefully and follow the procedures they describe.

Clients

NOTE: The 2008.2 Perforce client tools can be used without a server upgrade. However, some of their new features might not be available without the Release 2008.2 Perforce Server.

Product Release Information

P4V
The Perforce Visual Client
(2008.2)

P4Merge
The Perforce Visual Merge Tool
(2008.2)

Highlights

Rollback Introduced
Roll back files to earlier revisions based on revision, changelist, date/time, or label.
Zeroconf Support Added
The P4V connection dialog allows browsing for Perforce servers registered as Zeroconf services.
Improved Integrate Functionality
  • Multiple file and directory selections are supported.
  • Integrate preview is displayed in a graphical side-by-side view with color coding.
  • File sources and targets can be saved as branch views.
  • The integrate dialog saves a list of the five most recently used branchviews.
Administration Tool Dashboard
Dashboard widgets have been added to the home page providing information on inactive users, disk space usage, and configurable alerts.
Inline Diff
P4Merge has the capability of showing inline differences.

Downloads

P4V Release Notes | P4Merge Release Notes | Downloads

Manuals

Getting Started with P4V [PDF]

P4
The Perforce Command-Line Client
(2008.2)

Downloads

P4/P4D Release Notes |  Downloads

Manuals

P4 User's Guide [PDF] | Command Reference [PDF]

P4Web
The Perforce Web Client
(2008.2)

Highlights

Improved Diff Display
Two-pane diff displays totals for the number of added, changed, and deleted chunks and allows navigation to next and previous diff chunks with quick keys.
Diff2 Support Added
P4Web now can diff any two files or any two folders.
XML Output
P4Web supports XML output for P4 commands via the P4 command bar or P4Web URLs.
Modularized Data
P4Web returns specified chunks of full page results via action codes in the URL for use in other applications.
Zeroconf Support Added
P4Web can advertise using Zeroconf and and will appear as an available service in browsers able to detect these services, such as Safari.

Downloads

P4Web Release Notes |  Downloads

Manuals

P4Web Help

Server

Product Release Information

P4D
The Perforce Server
(2008.2)

P4P
The Perforce Proxy Server
(2008.2)

Highlights

Zeroconf Support Added
Zeroconf support allows users to give Perforce servers user-friendly names.

Notes

Upgrading your Perforce Server is a one-way migration. Please read the P4/P4D Release Notes carefully and follow the procedures they describe.

The 2008.2 Perforce client tools can be used without a server upgrade. However, some of their new features might not be available without the Release 2008.2 Perforce Server.

Downloads

P4/P4D Release Notes | Internationalization Notes | P4P Release Notes | Downloads

Manuals

Command Reference [PDF] | P4 User's Guide [PDF] |
System Administrator's Guide [PDF]

Plug-ins & Integrations

Product Release Information
P4WSAD
The Perforce Plug-in for Eclipse and WebSphere Studio
(2008.2)

Highlights

Synchronize View
View incoming, outgoing, and conflicting changes for your Perforce managed projects in a single view.
Integrate Dialog Added
Integrate files from within Eclipse with the option to preview the results.
Resolve Dialog Improved
Interactively resolve multiple files at once using different resolve options.
Performance Enhancements
Tables and tree now load asynchronously to prevent freezing when loading large amounts of Perforce server data.

Downloads

Please uninstall any previous version of P4WSAD prior to installing this version. Uninstall instructions can be found in the P4WSAD Release Notes.

See the P4WSAD product page for download and installation instructions, or visit the Release Notes for more detailed instructions.
P4SCC
The Perforce SCC Plug-in
(2008.2)

Downloads

P4SCC Release Notes | Downloads

Manuals

Using IDE Plug-ins [PDF]

P4EXP
The Perforce Plug-in for Windows Explorer
(2008.2)

Highlights

Windows Explorer Integration With P4V
P4EXP uses P4V as the assisting client application.

Downloads

P4EXP Release Notes | Downloads

P4DTG
The Perforce Defect Tracking Gateway
(2008.2)

Highlights

Bugzilla 3.x plug-in
P4DTG plug-in added for Bugzilla 3.x.
Improved Off-line Server Handling for Replication
P4DTG will wait for off-line server data instead of exiting immediately.
Unicode Server Support
P4DTG will connect to UTF-8 Perforce Servers.
Updated Platform Support
Support for Vista and Windows Server 2008.

Downloads

P4DTG Release Notes | Downloads

P4GT
The Perforce Plug-in for Graphical Tools
(2008.2)

Highlights

Updated Tool Support
P4GT has added support for Maya 2009.
Improved Support for Submit Options
Files can be left open after a submit.

Downloads

P4GT Release Notes | Downloads

Tools & Utilities

Product Release Information
P4Report
The Perforce Reporting System
(2008.2)

Highlights

Updated Platform Support
  • 64-bit support for Windows ODBC driver.
  • P4SQL support added for FreeBSD 6.0 for 32-bit and 64-bit.
  • P4SQL support added for Linux 2.6 for 32-bit and 64-bit.

Downloads

P4Report Release Notes | Downloads
P4FTP
The Perforce FTP Client
(2008.2)

Highlights

Zeroconf Support Added
P4FTP can advertise as a service, which allows users to create applications that browse for available instances of P4FTP.

Downloads

P4FTP Release Notes  | Downloads