RE: New to SVN

> > > On 12/7/2011 8:16 AM, James Lopes wrote:
> > >
> > > I created a project in our repository and used import to load
> > > the source code. Now my working folder has every icon that
> > > svn has any ideas?

> > You need to provide more details. What were the commands you
> > used to create the repository (if it did not already exist)
> > and what were the commands you used to create the project and
> > import the initial source code? Finally, what do you mean by
> > "every icon"? Can you give us an example of an unexpected file name?

> Do I have to have my working folder and svn folder have the same name?

> Dave I thought I replied to everyone. The Tortoise ref was
> from another reply which you didn't get because I didn't reply-to-all.
>
> Well I found the solution to my problem, or at least my svn
> is in a better state. I named the project in svn with a
> different name that the folder used to load my project. After
> renaming my working folder to the name of the svn folder and
> deleting some folders in svn that should have been sourced. I
> performed a Clean on my working folder and everything is working now.

Did you read the [free!] link that I gave you yesterday? Both the TortoiseSVN manual [1] and the online subversion book [2] are pretty much essential reading if you want to get the most out of subversion (there is a lot of common material in both books but TortoiseSVN is IMO a slightly better reference for a windows user). Read the introduction / fundamental concepts / basic usage sections. Those sections don't take too long to read.

[1] http://tortoisesvn.net/docs/nightly/TortoiseSVN_en/index.html

[2] http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.7/index.html

In general, the root checkout folders do not have to have the same name; this allows you to have multiple local working copies if you need/want to work on several tasks at the same time. Sub-folders will be named the same by the client when created and if you change any of the folder names the "wrong way" you will run into "conflicts" This is all explained in the subversion book...

~ mark c

P.S. could you (bottom-)post in plain text?
Received on 2011-12-08 08:21:28 CET