Many thanks BasementJack - I am up and running, under the file system, but I
will give the CodeHorror approach a try I am not far enough in that I would
lose much.
Mike Thomas
BasementJack wrote:
>
> This is the article I used to get me started:
> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001093.html
>
> There is one major concept you want to be sure you understand,
> if you are using a subversion server, you NEVER want to use the FILE://
> Protocol.
>
> Honestly I found the codinghorror article to be so good, you may want
> to uninstall what you did, then start from scratch with the article.
> 20 minutes tops and you'll be up and running...
>
> a few more tips.
>
> depending on your config, it seems the path to the server and
> repository are CASE SENSITIVE so watch for that and be sure you use
> the same case everywhere - I had an issue where things were working
> with one client, and not another due to this.
>
> one scenario you might want to test is the roll back feature - it
> works great, but they don't call it rollback, nor do they call it
> Revert (revert is another similar option, but it won't get you to a
> previous version in the repository) I don't remember the command off
> hand, but a bit of trial and error (which I think is what you set out
> to do with the text file) will do you good on this.
>
> oh and one last thing. - if you're using visual studio for your
> asp.net development there are a few gotchas to be aware of.
> VisualSVN works great - costs $50.
> There is a free Visual studio client called AnkhSVN. Don't even try
> and use the version 2.0.5250 on the ankhsvn.open.collab.net page - its
> no good, grab the latest daily build - this one threw me big time -
> 2.0.5250 would not even open a project! later version are much better!
> oh one more thing. Ankh is a visual studio 'Source Save Provider' you
> need Visual Studio PRO or greater to work with it, if you have
> standard, pay the $50 for VisualSVN, or do all your checkouts in
> windows with Tortoise.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 10, 8:02 pm, GeyikBaba <geyiklib..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Milan,
>>
>> Yes, something like
>> (http://tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/tsvn-dug.html)?
>> but clearer. I've been looking at this documentation for a couple of
>> hours
>> and am more confused than when I started. This might be very clear in
>> the
>> mind of the author, but not in mine. I am really concerned with the
>> previous chapter which deals with setting up a repository. I don't think
>> I
>> will find such an explanation elsewhere - I've been looking, but I don't
>> think I will get there with what's in the document you pointed out.
>>
>> For example, he says that for the trunk/branch/tags structure, to make
>> this
>> structure outside the repository, then 'import' it, by clicking on the
>> folder (I guess he means the folder with the branch folder?)
>> When I do I get the messages:
>>
>> Import C:\SVNTest to file:///C:/SVNTest
>> Unable to open an ra_local session to URL
>> Unable to open repository 'file:///C:/SVNTest'
>>
>> But the repository I made was c:/SVN/ an earlier step, following this
>> documentation. Why create this 'structure' folder outside the
>> repository.
>> Why isn't c:/SVN/ on of the options? What's going on here?
>>
>> OK, these are stupid questions, but that's why I am looking for something
>> more concise - none of this is making sense, but I know there is a logic
>> behind all of this. t the end of the day, I want to understand exactly
>> what
>> I am doing here.
>>
>> Mike Thomas
>>
>> import this structure into the repository via a right click on the folde
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Milen A. Radev-2 wrote:
>>
>> > 2008/11/11 GeyikBaba <geyiklib..._at_gmail.com>:
>> > [...]
>> >> At any rate, you can gauge my level of understanding. Is there an
>> >> explanation anywhere which is clear, step oriented, and does not leave
>> >> anything out?
>>
>> > You mean something like the official TSVN documentation
>> > (http://tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/tsvn-dug.html)?
>> > Or the official Subversion documentation
>> > (http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.tour.html)?
>>
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