CC.Net cannot get code from SVN: Source Control Failure (GetModifications)

Question

I don't know why setting up CC.Net can never be easy... sigh. All I'm trying to do is get CC.Net to download the code from SVN and that's it. Won't work.

Here is my config (paths changed to protect the innocent):

<sourcecontrol type="svn">
  <executable>C:\Program Files\Subversion\bin\svn.exe</executable>
  <trunkUrl>svn://MyCompany/MyProject/trunk</trunkUrl>
  <workingDirectory>C:\Projects\MyProject\trunk</workingDirectory>
  <autoGetSource>true</autoGetSource>
</sourcecontrol>

When I try and force the build in CC.Net to see if it can download the code, I get these errors in the command window:

1) "C:\Projects\MyProject\trunk is not a svn working folder"

I don't understand that one. What am I supposed to do about that?

Then CC.Net hangs on the "CheckingModifications" part forever before finally spitting this at me:

2) "Source control failure (GetModifications): Source control operation failed: svn: Connection closed unexpectedly."

I'm baffled. No clue where to start on this one. Google has been unhelpful.

Answer 1

First, after years of beating myself silly with CCNET, I found out that TeamCity is awesome and free for small-scale use. Takes standing up CI on a given project from a "half day of hair pulling and cursing followed by 2 days of heavy drinking" to "it'll be up when you get back from lunch" style experience.

As for the problem at hand, I'd try running the SVN command line in the context of the CCNET process to see what is going on--issue sounds environmental in some way, and having the SVN output would help.

Answer 2

CCNET first checks for the existence of the working directory. If the directory exists it check for the existence of .svn or _svn files. If the directory already exists do a svn co and see if CCNET works after that.

Answer 3

 <sourcecontrol type="multi">
      <sourceControls autoGetSource="true">
        <svn>
          <trunkUrl>svn://1.1.1.1:3690/Working_Projects/YourProject/</trunkUrl>
          <username>adminX</username>
          <password>1234</password>          <workingDirectory>C:\CruiseControl\ProjectFolders\WorkingFolder</workingDirectory>
        </svn>
       </sourceControls>
    </sourcecontrol>

Answer 4

Was a problem with two things: 1) trunkUrl (ours needed to be http:// instead of svn://) and 2) username and password