Andy Levy wrote:
> On 5/31/06, Lee Sherry <gonbananas@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello users,
>>
>> I have a few questions regarding subversion. I have a repository set
>> up on a linux machine, and use it as a central repository for company
>> files, Word / Excel / PDF and more.
>>
>> Me and my colleagues use TortoiseSVN to keep updated with each others
>> changes etc.
>>
>> 1. As the repo gets larger is there a way to skip having to download
>> all the files into your working copy? i.e copy initial files from a
>> cd backup, to save new users from having to do a large download?
>
> I think you can distribute a "pre-made" working copy. Just make sure
> the recipient updates immediately, and that all files are not marked
> read-only upon copying from the CD.
It can also be useful to have a "read-only", web or SMB or NFS or whatever
accessible, up-to-date image of the particular project. Simply set a cron
job to keep it updated on a regular basis, and let the user do a "switch" or
"branch" to their own working copy as necessary.
> Or, just have users only check out the directories they need, instead
> of everything.
>
>> 2. What is the best way to deal with files such as THUMBS.DB that XP
>> seems to create and modify, thus making your working copy almost
>> constantly out of date?
>
> Ignore them with svn:ignore (auto-props comes in handy here).
>
>> 3. As the repo gets larger, is there a way to flatten the versions,
>> i.e remove all but the head version, to trim on space?
>
> That would defeat the purpose of using a version control system. Each
> newer version is stored as a diff against an earlier version, so doing
> this would be rather time-consuming. How large/fast do you think the
> repository will grow?
>
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Received on Wed May 31 16:38:21 2006