RE: Large Binary File Repository

(sorry for top-post - for some reason I cannot do this particular
message as "plain text")
 
It sounds like you need to read about Vendor Branches in the Subversion
book. Also take a look at the property "svn:external". Between these
two, you should have a useful answer. Essentially, you would maintain a
branch/project just for these tools and update them as needed. Your
"real" projects would use an external reference (by version number) to
pull those binaries into the appropriate place in your local workspace.
 

--
David
________________________________
	From: Francisco Diaz Trepat - gmail
[mailto:francisco.diaztrepat@gmail.com] 
	Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 1:50 PM
	To: subversion
	Subject: Large Binary File Repository
	
	
	Hi all, I am new to the list and fairly new to subversion also.
	 
	I need to analyse SVN as well as other SCM's. And one important
task we need is to have a special repository to handle Libraries & Tools
that we use on the current on-going projects. We have a structure in
which a Disk (S) has two folders \libraries and \tools, inside each of
them we end up having different versions of the same libraries,
libraries we don't use anymore, etc. 
	 
	What we are trying to do is to have the SCM, in this case
Subversion, manage large these (some times large) binary files, so that
we may checkout latest versions of libraries automatically instead of
having each developer copy the libraries that it needs from a central
storage server. 
	 
	I was wondering If some of you could share tips, comments, and
recommendations to better accomplish this, or comments otherwise.
	 
	We are, for now (temporarily, and sadly) installing subversion
on a Windows XP Professional (Latest patches), just to run test, most
likely latter to be Kubuntu.
	 
	May be there are some configurations like transaction wise or
logs that speed up the process. Also I think it is better to run it with
the SVNSERVE server, right?
	 
	Well, thanks in advance,
	 
	f(t)
	 
	 
*************************************************************************
This communication, including attachments, is
for the exclusive use of addressee and may contain proprietary,
confidential and/or privileged information.  If you are not the intended
recipient, any use, copying, disclosure, dissemination or distribution is
strictly prohibited.  If you are not the intended recipient, please notify
the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this communication and
destroy all copies.
*************************************************************************