Ok, I see what you mean.
However, from the developer-user perspective, it is different. If the
developer-user SSH's into the box and runs the CLI, if FEELS to them as if
they are checking out the working copy to a remote box.
Let me share with you the crux of the problem. We have an existing workflow
which I am hoping to not have to change too much (from the developer-user
perspective). (Keep in mind that we are an ASP, so everything has to be
tested in context on the web server.)
Current workflow:
1. Developer uses Dreamweaver to lock and download one or more files.
2. Developer changes files. (Other developers can view but not modify.)
3. Developer uploads files (but still has lock).
4. Developer tests files on web server.
5. Developer may make additional changes but eventually checks in file.
6. File is now available to other developers to modify.
Envisioned workflow with CLI (There should be a way to do this workflow with
a GUI):
1. Developer uses CLI to check out module to private workspace on remote
server. (This private branch of the tree is kept up to date by Subversion.)
2. Developer uses Dreamweaver as above (download, modify, upload, test),
without lock issues.
3. Developer commits changes to repository from remote private branch on
remote server.
Envisioned workflow with (ass backward) GUI:
1. Developer uses GUI to check out module to local workspace (local hard
drive).
2. DEVELOPER WILL THEN HAVE TO UPLOAD THE ENTIER MODULE BACK TO THE WEB
SERVER TO A TESTING FOLDER, SINCE DREAMWEAVER WON'T KNOW WHAT HAS CHANGED.
3. Developer uses Dreamweaver to modify, upload, and test.
4. Developer uses GUI to commit changes to repository from local workspace.
I think this is unworkable. Unless there is a GUI that can do the second
workflow (above), we will have to teach all the developers the CLI. (Not
impossible, just somewhat difficult and should be unnecessary.)
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Collins-Sussman [mailto:sussman@collab.net]
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 10:38 PM
To: JC Hearn
Cc: 'Branko Čibej'; 'Peter McNab'; users@subversion.tigris.org
Subject: Re: Subversion GUI client?
On Jan 23, 2005, at 9:28 PM, JC Hearn wrote:
> Well, now, hold on a sec. I thought that if I used the CLI, I could
> have
> the working copy be on the same box (remote server). Am I wrong about
> that?
I think you're confused about svn clients.
There's absolutely no difference between a commandline client and a GUI
client. There's exactly one subversion client API, and all clients use
that API. So all clients are *functionally* identical, though the UIs
may look different.
Generically speaking, "a subversion client" creates a workspace
(working copy) on a locally mounted volume. It could be local disk, or
it could be a network share. Whether the client is CLI or GUI is
irrelevant.
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