Best client for SVN / WIndows for READ ONLY ;)?

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Best client for SVN / WIndows for READ ONLY ;)?

Not interested in any source control OR shell integration.

This is basically to make regular gets on certain third party archives. I would really prefer not to deal with SVN in any way in my shell or visual studio.

Native / C# preferred (as i have those runtimes already installed).

Anyone a recommendation under those circumstances?

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Simply use TortoiseSVN. Best integration everything needed.

khmarbaise 2010-05-11 10:39:18

SUCKS is my word for it. SHell integration is explicitely not wanted, as is the ridiculous subfolder mechanism. Had to use it at a customer, made me puke, sorry ;)

TomTom 2010-05-11 17:28:20

+3 A:

Simply use the basic subversion client binary, a compiled Windows package with installer can be downloaded at CollabNet.

Just add the program path to $PATH and you can do a svn update or svn checkout from anywhere on your system. You can even automate the processes using batch files or Windows scripts.

Pekka 2010-05-11 10:41:03

I agree. I "readonly" client (if there even is such a thing) would probably not differ from a "regular" client. You just dont use the write commands.

mizipzor 2010-05-11 17:14:55

Actually it is - a readonly client does not have to do any change tracking. I ended up with SmartSvn which has a "download" mode (gets the archive, no additional directories, caches etc. are created - so 0 overhead). Shell integration can be selected off at install.

TomTom 2010-05-11 17:27:50

@TomTom I think you're being too overhead sensitive here. So what if there's 500k of unused libraries on your machine? On the other hand, I can somewhat see your point about caching, auth caches, `.svn` directories (although that could be sorted by using `svn export`). Anyway, glad it worked out for you. Care to add a link to the product you ended up using, for future generations?

Pekka 2010-05-11 18:13:57

Not really, but I am pullin a couple of third party stuff from SVN folders - without ever changing them etc. I Dont want to deal with all that crap around ,especially because one of the folders already has about 300mb (no joke) with all the documentation being part of the trunk ;) http://www.syntevo.com/smartsvn/index.html

TomTom 2010-05-11 18:48:45

You said "I would really prefer not to deal with SVN in any way in my shell or visual studio" and "C# preferred". Have you considered writing your own app using the SharpSVN library? That way you could taylor it to exactly your requirements.

Also see this question:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/211765/svn-libraries-for-net

William Leara 2010-05-11 17:13:14

Actually I ended up with SmartSvn which has a "download" mode (gets the archive, no additional directories, caches etc. are created - so 0 overhead). Shell integration can be selected off at install.

TomTom 2010-05-11 17:28:43

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