%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Subversion-&subversion-version; Introduction to <application>Subversion</application> Subversion is a version control system that is designed to be a compelling replacement for CVS in the open source community. It extends and enhances CVS' feature set, while maintaining a similar interface for those already familiar with CVS. These instructions install the client and server software used to manipulate a Subversion repository. Creation of a repository is covered at . Package information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &subversion-md5sum; Download size: &subversion-size; Estimated disk space required: &subversion-buildsize; Estimated build time: &subversion-time; <application>Subversion</application> dependencies Required Optional , , , , , , , , , or , SWIG, neon-0.24.7, Dante and inetd or (server only) Installation of <application>Subversion</application> Install Subversion by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install If you have Apache installed, pass the --with-apr=/usr and --with-apr-util=/usr switches to the configure script. Otherwise, Subversion will overwrite APR and APR-utils from the Apache installation with its own files. Command explanations : This switch enables OpenSSL support in neon. Configuring <application>Subversion</application> Config files ~/.subversion/config and /etc/subversion/config Configuration Information /etc/subversion/config is the Subversion system-wide configuration file. This file is used to specify defaults for different svn commands. ~/.subversion/config is the user's personal configuration file. It is used to override the system-wide defaults set in /etc/subversion/config. Contents The Subversion package contains svn, svnadmin, svndumpfilter, svnlook, svnserve, svnversion and the mod_dav_svn plug-in module. Description svn The command-line client program. svnadmin A tool for creating, tweaking or repairing a Subversion repository. svndumpfilter A program for filtering Subversion repository dumpfile format streams. svnlook A tool for inspecting a Subversion repository. svnserve A custom standalone server program, able to run as a daemon process or invoked by SSH. svnversion A program for reporting the state of a working copy. mod_dav_svn A plug-in module for the Apache HTTP Server, used to make your repository available to others over a network.