You also need the C based Subversion API as well as this module. This
might be helpful:
http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/subversion/bindings/swig/INSTALL
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:55 AM, TSR <svn_at_trodman.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your help!
>
> On Wed 11/18/09 11:20 EST David Weintraub wrote:
>> There is a Perl Subversion API, and a quick look at CPAN reveal this
>> Perl module: http://search.cpan.org/~mschwern/Alien-SVN-1.4.6.0/.
>
> I have been looking that over (otherwise
> known as SVN::Client I think). As far as I see this module
> is not included w/subversion (at least not mine). I tried
> to build it under centos 5.3 and ran into problems - these
> comments (on the build steps)
> http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=44495
> http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=44038
> http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=42970
> are a bit discouraging. It also concerns me that the
> module is based on svn 1.4, and we're running 1.6. I
> will keep at it a bit longer though.
>
> I'm personally not against a simple bash shell approach,
> but I'm following orders, so I will
> continue researching modules.
>
> My list of updated list of candidates is here:
> http://delicious.com/oynphwv/tmp-9fz
>
>> There's also an SVN:Look modules too:
>> http://search.cpan.org/~gnustavo/SVN-Look-0.15/lib/SVN/Look.pm. The
>> problem is that these particular Perl modules need access to a
>> compiler, and the compiled Subversion API which is written in C.
>
> we're running Linux so I would expect gcc, and the gnu build toolset would
> work
>
>> In many companies, you simply cannot use these Perl modules. This can be
>> a big problem if you are distributing your Perl script for developers
>> to use.
>>
>> However, the command line access in Perl via the "open" command works
>> fine. The "svn" command has the option to produce XML output which
>> makes parsing the output very simple. You can also use "system"
>> commands or qx() to do things like "svn cp". The problem is that
>> svnlook (which you'd use for hooks) doesn't produce XML output which
>> makes it hard to parse.
>
> thanks for that perspective
>
> --snip
>
> --
> regards,
> Tom
>
--
David Weintraub
qazwart_at_gmail.com
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