Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of UsingSvn

Timestamp:

Sep 14, 2009, 1:41:26 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

Eric Myers

Comment:

Make this page general info about SVN

UsingSvn

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-= Using SVN workspaces =
+= Using Subversion =
 
-Check out workspace:
- * Make a directory for the workspace.
- * right-click, SVN checkout
- * click on ... for URL
- * go to workspaces/name of workspace
+BOINC uses Suversion (aka "SVN") for source code version control.   The main SVN repository 
+is at http://boinc.berkeley.edu/svn/, which you can explore with a web browser.   The latest
+development version of the code is in the {{{trunk}}}, while the most stable server code
+is in {{{branches/server_stable}}}.
 
-Integrate
+You need an SVN client to check code out in bulk from the repository.   On Linux the command line
+command is simply {{{svn}}}.   On Windows [http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ TortoiseSVN] provides
+a useful graphical interface.   See http://subversion.tigris.org/ for detailed information about
+Subversion and information about other SVN clients.
 
- * right click on dir, select SVN Merge dialog
- * From: URL, click on ..., select trunk/boinc
- * Click on "Show long" at bottom to find last revision that was integrated with workspace;
-  type that # into Revision of From:
- * select HEAD for To:
- * Do SVN Commit
+* Detailed instructions on how to obtain the BOINC source code via SVN are on the SourceCode page
 
-Reverse integration
+* More information about SVN can be found in the  the [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ Subversion Book].
 
-(to be completed)
-
-More information about SVN on the [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ Subversion Book].
-
-If you use Windows Vista, you may want to read [http://tortoisesvn.net/vistaproblems Known TortoiseSVN problems on Vista].
+* If you use Windows Vista, you may want to read [http://tortoisesvn.net/vistaproblems Known TortoiseSVN problems on Vista].