Using Subversion for general purpose backup
Is it possible to use Subversion (SVN) as general purpose backup tool? (As a kind of rsync alternative.) ...
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TFS vs open source alternatives?
We're currently in the process of setting up a source control/build/and more-server for .NET development and we're thinking about either utilizing the Team Foundation Server (which costs a lot of dough) or combining several open source options, such as SourceForge Enterprise/GForge and Subversion and CruiseControl.net and so on. Has anyo...
Dealing with SVN keyword expansion with git-svn
I recently asked about keyword expansion in Git and I'm willing to accept the design not to really support this idea in Git. For better or worse, the project I'm working on at the moment requires SVN keyword expansion like this svn propset svn:keywords "Id" expl3.dtx to keep this string up-to-date: $Id: expl3.dtx 803 2008-09-11 14:...
How do I move tags in Subversion
I wish Subversion had a better way of moving tags. The only way that I know to move a tag is to remove the file from the tag and then copy it again. Revision tree browsers don't seem to handle that very well. This also requires keeping the directory structure under the trunk and tag in sync. Use case: We have thousands of "maps" and we ...
How do I move a file (or folder) from one folder to another in TortoiseSVN?
I would like to move a file or folder from one place to another within the same repository without having to use Repo Browser to do it, and without creating two independent add/delete operations. Using Repo Browser works fine except that your code will be hanging in a broken state until you get any supporting changes checked in afterwar...
SVN externals sub folder changes not showing in view log (tortoise svn)
SVN externals allow you to make an SVN folder appear as if it's at another location. A good use for this is having a common folder shared across all of your projects in SVN. I have a /trunk/common folder in SVN that I share via several different project. Example: Project1 : /trunk/project1/depends Project2 : /trunk/project2/depends ...
How can I speed up SVN updates?
We have a rather large svn repository. Doing svn updates are taking longer and longer the more we add code. We added svn:externals to folders that were repeated in some projects like the FCKeditor in various websites. This helped but not that much. What is the best way to reduce update time and boost SVN speed? ...
subversion tags and branches
Has anybody come up with a better technique for managing tags and branches in subversion than what is generally recommended (the parallel directories called 'tags' and 'branches')? ...
Installing Svn 1.5.x on Debian Etch - Best approach?
(a little off topic - although SVN is a key programming tool....) How do you install svn 1.5 on debian etch? The svn 1.5 packages available for etch are 1.4 and I really need the cool new merge tracking feature in svn1.5 (according to CollabNet its as good as ClearCase...an interesting statement in oh so many ways). So, what's the le...
How to merge from branch to branch and back again (bidirectional merging) in SVN?
Using the svnmerge.py tool it is possible to merge between branches, up and down. It is hard to find the details for doing this. Hopefully, v1.5 will have a neat method for doing this without using svnmerge.py - details requested! ...
SVN hosting (and defect tracking)
Does anyone have experience with third party (non open source) svn hosting? I am looking at two (WUSH and someother one with svn in the name) They sound ok on paper - but I was hoping to get feedback. I was able to integrate minimal svn crossover into another web based tracking tool (elementool) but want to hear from others about trac...
Opinion of Hosted SVN providers?
What is your opinion of the various online Hosted SVN providers? How do they all compare? I'm looking for thoughts on Assembla, Unfuddle, BeanStalk, CVSDude, ProjectLocker, and any others that I forgot to mention. Thanks for your insight and input. ...
How do I keep Resharper Files out of SVN?
I am using VS2008 and Resharper. Resharper creates a directory _Resharper.ProjectName. These files provide no value for source control that I am aware of and cause issues when committing changes. How can I get SVN to ignore them? I am using TortoiseSVN as my interface for SVN. EDIT: You guys are fast. ...
What is a good, non-distributed, alternative to subversion that has excellent branching and merging support?
I'm sick and tired of manually tracking my branches and merges across my repository! It's too error prone. In a world where everyone seems to get the idea of reducing duplication and automating everything, subversion branching/merging feels like it's left over from the 80's. What is a good alternative to subversion that has excellent bra...
SVN and renaming the server it's running on
I'm running VisualSVN as my SVN server and using TortoiseSVN as the client. I've just renamed the server from mach1 to mach2 and now can't use SVN because it's looking for the repositories at http://mach1:81/ instead of the new name http://mach2:81/ Any idea how to fix this? ...
Combined SVN FTP system?
Are there any systems out there where one can check in changes for a website and have that automatically update the website. The website effetively runs off the latest stable build the whole time without the need to ftp the files to the server. ...
How to create project specific respository post-commit actions
Presently, we've got several main projects each in their own repository. We will have to version-control up to a dozen additional projects. VisualSVN recommends to create 1 respository for our company and then vc all projects inside that. It's a good practice to create one repository for the entire company or department and store al...
How good are the tools to migrate to and from Team System?
I was wondering if anyone tried migrating between TS and SVN/CC. What I mean by migrating is importing and exporting the repository between source control systems without losing the history. How good are the tools to migrate to and from VSTS? I am also interested in knowing any opinion regarding using Team System from users of SVN an...
How do I configure Eclipse to work on QT-based applications in a subversion tree?
Most of the work being done at my company is QT-based C++, and it's all checked into a Subversion repository. Until now, all work on the codebase has been done purely with nano, or perhaps Kate. Being new here, I would like to take advantage of setting up Eclipse -properly- to edit my local copy of the tree. I have the CDT "version" of E...
Should I add the Visual Studio .suo and .user files to source control
Visual Studio solutions contain two types of hidden user files. One is the solution .suo file which is a binary file. The other is the project .user file which is a text file. Does anyone know exactly what data these files contain? I've also been wondering whether I should be adding these files to source control (Subversion in my cas...