Tag Archives: subversion

Using Ruby Subversion Bindings to Create Repositories

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Geoff Lane

Subversion has a default Web UI that is served up by Apache if you run Subversion that way. It is pretty boring and read-only. Then there are things like WebSVN that make it less boring, but still read-only. I got … Continue reading →

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Windows Subversion Maintenance Scripts

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Geoff Lane

Previously I wrote about the Subversion Maintenance Scripts that I use for doing things like backups and upgrades. They were bash shell scripts that automated dealing with multiple Subversion repositories. The secret was that those guys were being run using … Continue reading →

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Automated Subversion Tagging With MSBuild

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Geoff Lane

I’ve written previously about using MSBuild With Nunit as well as a bit of a Manifesto on Relentless Build Automation. I believe that automating the build and deployment process is a necessary step to ensure the reliable delivery of quality … Continue reading →

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Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Geoff Lane

My first book review. I’ve recently read Pragmatic Version Control using Subversion by Mike Mason. It’s not a comprehensive Subversion reference but more of a manual about how to use Subversion in the real world. Continue reading →

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Subversion Maintenance Scripts

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Geoff Lane

With the recent release of Subversion 1.4 I’m going through the process of updating repositories. I often like to use multiple repositories because Subversion versions the entire repository with each checkin (Atomic commits rule!). When I do that, I group … Continue reading →

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Getting the Revision Number of your Subversion Working Copy

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Geoff Lane

I was asked today “How do I find out the revision number of my Subversion directory?” and I didn’t know the answer. The good news is there is an easy answer: svnversion . From the svnversion help command: The version … Continue reading →

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