Subversion

Setting up Subversion

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Subversion is a version control system. Also it is an attempt to improve CVS at least for:

• implement transactional commit
• allow directory have a version
• fast creation of branches/tags
• allow renaming with saving change history

Unfortunately it also has drawbacks if compared to CVS:

• each file has version of total repository, not own version number
• branches do not have clear version numbers

• To Do*

Subversion server is installed under google authority. Development environment should contain Subversion client. Steps to setup console client and optionally GUI client:

 #. Install console Subversion client Slik SVN 1.6.2 from http://www.sliksvn.com/en/download
 #. (optional) Now you can download sources (but will not be able to change them) using command line (as a project member you will you another download command): 

svn checkout http://ahuman.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ahuman-read-only

 #. (optional) Install TortoiseSVN 1.6.2 from http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads if you want to look into version information using Windows Explorer 
 #. To download code to permanent storing or changes, use command, described at http://code.google.com/p/ahuman/source/checkout, where google will provide you with a link to the page containing your personal password

• Possible Enhancements*

In the current development environment IDE is detached from version control client. It is not good enough. Possible actions are - find Subversion plug-in for Visual C++ or upgrade VC++ to Eclipse where I know such a plug-in exists.