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What is the proper way to do a Subversion merge in Eclipse?

I'm pretty used to how to do CVS merges in Eclipse, and I'm otherwise happy with the way that both Subclipse and Subversive work with the SVN repository, but I'm not quite sure how to do merges properly. When I do a merge, it seems to want to stick the merged files in a seperate directory in my project rather than overwriting the old f...

How do I fix this Subversion MKCOL error?

When I commit I get this error from Subversion: bash-2.05b$ svn commit -m "testing subversion, still" Adding baz svn: Commit failed (details follow): svn: MKCOL of '/viper/!svn/wrk/6b9bcd38-b2fe-0310-95ff-9d1a44098866/sandboxes/ohammersmith/trunk/baz': 405 Method Not Allowed (http://svn.example.com) ...

how to handle code that is deemed dangerous to change, but stable?

What is the best way to handle a big team that has access to a stable but no so pretty code, that is easy to introduce bugs into? I'm looking for something along the lines of SVN locking the file(s). ...

Best way to run unit tests after each commit ? - svn - branch per feature

What is the best way to run your suite of unit tests after each commit? I'm particularly interested in the case that you do all of your features/changes in branches and keep your trunk stable. My source control is SVN and I use tortoise SVN as my client. Is there an SVN event or something along those lines that I can call a .cmd/.bat...

What's the best way to do a code review with Subversion (SVN)?

I want to be able to do a peer code review with Subversion, but what's the easiest way to do this without installing a server application or paying for an online service? PS: This is a .Net project in Visual Studio. ...

What Are Some Decent ISPs That Host Subversion

I want a recommendation on an ISP which has Subversion installed so I can get a repository started. So far I found out discount.asp doesn't have that on their servers and will not support it. So I'm looking for a recommendation ...

How can I create a directory listing of a subversion repository.

I have a client that is asking me to give them a listing of every file and folder in the source code (and then a brief explanation of the source tree). Is there an easy way to create some sort of decently formatted list like this from a subversion repository? ...

How do I undo "svn switch" on a subdirectory?

Not for the first time, I've accidentally done "svn switch" from somewhere below the root of my project. This switches that subdirectory only, but how do I undo this? If I try switching the subdirectory back to the original branch I get: "svn: Directory 'subdir\_svn' containing working copy admin area is missing" Update: I've got cha...

SVN mark major version

Sorry, I'm new to SVN and I looked around a little for this. How do you mark a major version in SVN, kind of like set up a restore point. Right now I just setup my server and added all my files- I've been intermittently committing different changes. When I have something in a stable state is there a way to mark this so I can easily rever...

Synchronize SourceSafe with SVN

Our company has a policy imposing the requirement of keeping source code in a SourceSafe repository. I've tried hard to persuade the management to migrate to SVN with no success (whcih is an another issue, anyway). As I and few of my colleagues use SVN repository placed on my computer (via Apache), I made a PowerShell script which does...

Which would you rather use: VisualSVN or AnkhSVN?

Which is easier to use in a team environment? Which is less buggy? Which do you think is "better" and why? ...

Subversion Branch Reintegration

When a branch is reintegrated to the trunk, is that branch effectively dead? Can you make modifications to the branch after the reintegration and merge those back into the trunk at a later date? ...

Is there a means to produce a changelog in SVN

When commiting to SVN I can add a top level commit message to detail what is being committed, but I would ideally like a means to comment on the individual files and what has changed within them. I have seen something similar in previous employment, but this was using CVS (and I can't recall whether this was achieved with a home brew sc...

Where to start with source-control

Anyone have any suggestions on where to start for a newbie wanting to try out some sort of source-control along with a new journey into ASP.NET? SVN, VSS, CVS...I dont even know where to start! ...

Setting the SVN "execute" bit in a Subversion repository using TortiseSVN or command line SVN

I've got an open-source app that is hosed at code.google.com. It is cross platform ( Linux / Windows / Mac ). I uploaded the code initially from a WinXP machine using TortiseSVN and it seems that none of the "configure" batch files that are used for the linux build have their "execute" bits set. What would be the easiest way to set the...

Locking File using Apache Server and TortoiseSVN

Guys, I am seeting up Apache server with TortoiseSVN for local source code repository. Currently on trial purpose I am setting only two users. Is it possible for administrator to set up some thing so that file get compulsory locked once its checkout (copy to working directory) by some one. Abhijit Dhopate ...

How often to commit changes to source control ?

How often should I commit changes to source control ? After every small feature, or only for large features ? I'm working on a project and have a long-term feature to implement. Currently, I'm committing after every chunk of work, i.e. every sub-feature implemented and bug fixed. I even commit after I've added a new chunk of tests for s...

What is the optimal way to organize shared .net assemblies in SVN?

We are starting a new SOA project with a lot of shared .net assemblies. The code for these assemblies will be stored in SVN. In development phase, we would like to be able to code these assemblies as an entire solution with as little SVN 'friction' as possible. When the project enters more of a maintenance mode, the assemblies will ...

Importing/exporting history in Team System

Are there any import and export tools that would let us move projects into and out of team system with full history and log? Our current SCM is SVN. PS - Sorry, I know it's a repost, but I didn't get an answer before... :) ...

How to display latest revision in a file?

Hey, I'm wondering how do you deal with displaying release revision number when pushing live new versions of your app? You can use $Rev$ in a file to get latest revision, but only after you update the file. What if I want to update a string in one file every time I change any file in the repository/directory? Is there a way? ...