AW: Does Subversion get slower over time?

Hi, Cory,

Von: Cory Riddell [mailto:cory_at_codeware.com]
>
> I'm thinking about committing all the third party libraries that our
> application depends on to make it easier to checkout a buildable set
of
> files from the past.
>
> Some of the libraries are around a gigabyte each. Right now our
repository
> has around a decade of history and is 5 GB. If we start stuffing third
> party libraries into it, the repository could grow to 50 GB in a few
years.
> Is a 50 GB repository going to be significantly slower than our
current 5
> GB one?

Just a suggestion: Set up a second repository just aside your primary
one, and put the 3rd party stuff there. You can then use svn:externals
to include the libraries in your regular project trees.

Best regards

Markus Schaber

-- 
___________________________
We software Automation.
3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH
Markus Schaber | Developer
Memminger Str. 151 | 87439 Kempten | Germany | Tel. +49-831-54031-0 |
Fax +49-831-54031-50
Email: m.schaber@3s-software.com | Web: http://www.3s-software.com 
CoDeSys internet forum: http://forum.3s-software.com
Download CoDeSys sample projects:
http://www.3s-software.com/index.shtml?sample_projects
Managing Directors: Dipl.Inf. Dieter Hess, Dipl.Inf. Manfred Werner |
Trade register: Kempten HRB 6186 | Tax ID No.: DE 167014915