Subversion & Subclipse
Subversion and Subclipse look really cool! Can't wait to check it out. Here are my notes from the talk...
Easy use…
svn checkout http://svn.example.com/repos/project
cd project
jed brain.txt
svn commit –m “new plan to conquer the world”
subversion vs CVS
most cvs features
directory versioning
metadata on files – name value pairs can be attached to any thing
atomic commits (db on the background)
Branching and tagging are cheap
Designed for the network
Better binary file handling
Layered library design
0.37 is a release candidate should release on 2/23 will be 0.37 renamed as 1.0
revert allows you to go back to the old version (delete the changes you’ve made)
switch moves you between branches (cool)
Global version number for your project - unique ‘name’ for a snapshot of your project
Branches are ‘copy on demand’
Tags are essentially a branch that is not changed.
Suggested layout
trunk
source
docs
buildtools
branches
issue-1003
gstein
tags
alpha-1
etc
authentication is very cool – it uses http auth so it can even do certificates
modules – very cool too, the dependencies are specified via svn:externals property attached to a directory and is versioned like any other property
keyword expansion must be explicitly enabled on a file (via properties attached to the file).
Subclipse – subversion plugin to eclipse
A team provider (repository)
JNI stuff on the client – runs on mac?
cvs2svn converts CVS repo to svn
ViewCVS does subversion too
Hook scripts – commit emails, simple ACLs, reserved checkouts, repository backup
Libraries, scripting and svnlook
