The description on this page, despite its dust, worked with
TortoiseSVN version 1.5.5. The TortoiseSVN help needs a section like
this page. The current text does not have a coherent description of
how to use it on a stand-alone personal computer. The best it
currently has is as follows:
In Chapter 3, Setting Up a Server:
"If you don't have a server and you work alone then local
repositories are probably your best choice. You can skip this chapter
and go directly to [link]Chapter 4, The Repository."
Jumping to Chapter 4, the last paragraph in section 4.1.4. Accessing a
Repository on a Network Share states:
"file:// access is intended for local, single-user access only,
particularly testing and debugging. When you want to share the
repository you really need to set up a proper server, and it is not
nearly as difficult as you might think. Read Chapter 3, Setting Up A
Server for guidelines on choosing and setting up a server."
Needless to say, you got to jump around through disassociated chapters
and sections on servers and networks, both irrelevant, to garner
fragments of information on how to setup for a single user. There
should just be a nice, simple, brief set of step-by-step instructions
like the aforementioned web site.
On Nov 17, 10:37 am, "Andy Levy" <andy.l..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 00:01, Philip Garofalo <philgarof..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > Sorry about the newbieness, but I managed to find a very nice site that does
> > describe how to setup TortoiseSVN on a single machine:
> >http://www.fredshack.com/docs/tortoisesvn.html.
>
> Be advised that page is nearly 2 years old. A lot can change in 2 years.
>
> If you have solid, constructive feedback on how to improve the
> official TSVN documentation for "newbies" I'm sure it would be
> well-received.
>
>
>
> > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Phil <philgarof..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Hello there, I'm a solo developer and I simply want to use TortoiseSVN
> >> for version control on my single, non-LAN PC. That is, I'd like to
> >> create a repository on my drive C:. Is there a simple, step-by-step,
> >> tutorial anywhere that will explain how to do this? I can't seem to
> >> find one.
>
> >> Creating a local repository is easy enough, but the problem is that
> >> the "Add" command doesn't appear in the TortoiseSVN pop-up context
> >> menu when I right click on the directory containing source files I'd
> >> like version control. Apparently, I presume I need to run a server,
> >> but this isn't clear from the doc. Questions:
>
> >> 1. Do I need to download and install Subversion? Or Apache? Or the
> >> FSFS or Berkeley database? This isn't necessary with TortoiseCVS as it
> >> includes CVS, but TortoiseSVN doesn't appear to include Subversion.
> >> There's no svnadmin.exe anywhere on my drive after installing it.
>
> >> 2. Section 3 in the TortoiseSVN help states that if you work alone a
> >> server isn't necessary or maybe it is, but you don't have to configure
> >> it. You only need to create a local repository. Did that, still no Add
> >> command.
>
> >> 3. I am able to use TortoiseSVN with remote servers like the Boost
> >> Sandbox. So there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the
> >> installation.
>
> >> 4. The local repository I created is visible in the Repo-Browser, but
> >> only it's name appears (probably because I haven't been able to add
> >> anything to it).
>
> >> Thanks in advance,
>
> >> Phil
>
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