On 26-Jan-09, at 3:53 PM, Ian Hobson wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Just learning how best to use subversion.....
>
> I'm using svn for controlling the source of a php system that now has
> two users - soon to be three. I'm developing on windows, and deploying
> on linux. (and the only developer).
>
> When the system gained a second user, I started a new branch, and have
> been adding fixes to both branches since. This is not really
> satisfactory - and with 3 or 4 branches will become an error prone
> pain.
>
> As part of the latest set of changes (extensive) I have also completed
> work to move all differences into just 4 files - a .css file, a .php
> file and two images. There is now a common core system. Each user has,
> in addition, 4 "configuration" files.
>
> I need the configuration files to be under version control, and
> private
> to each user. Core files should be available to all user sites.
You can put per-user files into separate directories under path-based
access control. A checkout will simply skip directories where
appropriate permissions are not held.
e.g.
project:/trunk/user1_private/... # read access to user1 only
project:/trunk/user2_private/...
project:/trunk/user3_private/...
You can use a symlink on the client if you need to reference the per-
user file in a fixed filesystem location (e.g., /etc/mysql/my.cnf ->
~user1/workspace/project/user1_private/my.cnf )
>
> How should I set up the subversion repository(ies) to best support
> this?
On this scale you can probably have all users working in trunk for
routine maintenance (like bug fixes). A 'branch' would be indicated
by separate, major features that should not interfere with trunk work.
>
> Would we be best served by multiple repositories,
Absolutely not. It would make merges much more difficult.
--Toby
> and some method of
> moving the configuration files in among the "core" files?
>
> Ideas and suggestions welcome.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ian
>
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