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== The WikiMedia repository ==
 
== The WikiMedia repository ==
 
See [[MW:Subversion]] for details about using MediaWikis SVN. Here's some examples showing retrieval of the current version of the code-base, the current version of an extension, and a version of an extension for MediaWiki 1.16 respectively.
 
See [[MW:Subversion]] for details about using MediaWikis SVN. Here's some examples showing retrieval of the current version of the code-base, the current version of an extension, and a version of an extension for MediaWiki 1.16 respectively.
{{code|<bash>
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<source lang="bash">
 
svn co http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/phase3
 
svn co http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/phase3
  
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svn co http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/branches/REL1_16/extensions/TreeAndMenu
 
svn co http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/branches/REL1_16/extensions/TreeAndMenu
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</source>
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
 
The most important command to know is how to get help;
 
The most important command to know is how to get help;
{{code|<pre>
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<source>
 
svn help
 
svn help
 
svn help checkout # Help on check(ing)out project to CLIENT copy
 
svn help checkout # Help on check(ing)out project to CLIENT copy
 
svn help commmit  # Help on commit(ting) changes to SERVER
 
svn help commmit  # Help on commit(ting) changes to SERVER
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</source>
  
  
 
To obtain a log of the changes made in a svn project;
 
To obtain a log of the changes made in a svn project;
{{code|<pre>
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<source>
 
svn log -v http://[PATH TO SERVER SVN PROJECT]
 
svn log -v http://[PATH TO SERVER SVN PROJECT]
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</source>
  
  
 
Or to get changes between a certain date range in a local repo;
 
Or to get changes between a certain date range in a local repo;
{{code|<pre>
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<source>
 
svn log -r {2012-02-10}:{2012-02-15}
 
svn log -r {2012-02-10}:{2012-02-15}
</pre>}}
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</source>
  
  
 
To create a new repository on the server ready for importing a directory of files;  
 
To create a new repository on the server ready for importing a directory of files;  
{{code|<pre>
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<source>
 
cd /tmp
 
cd /tmp
 
mkdir SERVER
 
mkdir SERVER
 
svnadmin create /tmp/SERVER/newrepos
 
svnadmin create /tmp/SERVER/newrepos
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</source>
  
  
 
This creates a concise database directory for the new repository on the SERVER in the directory called /tmp/SERVER;
 
This creates a concise database directory for the new repository on the SERVER in the directory called /tmp/SERVER;
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ls -l /tmp/SERVER/newrepos
 
ls -l /tmp/SERVER/newrepos
 
total 16
 
total 16
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drwxr-xr-x  11 User  wheel  374 Apr  3 13:58 hooks
 
drwxr-xr-x  11 User  wheel  374 Apr  3 13:58 hooks
 
drwxr-xr-x    4 User  wheel  136 Apr  3 13:58 locks
 
drwxr-xr-x    4 User  wheel  136 Apr  3 13:58 locks
</pre>}}
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</source>
  
  
 
Create an example directory for upload;
 
Create an example directory for upload;
{{code|<pre>
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<source>
 
cd /tmp
 
cd /tmp
 
mkdir MYTREE
 
mkdir MYTREE
 
echo '#!/usr/bin/perl -w\nprint "hello world";' > /tmp/MYTREE/helloWorld.pl
 
echo '#!/usr/bin/perl -w\nprint "hello world";' > /tmp/MYTREE/helloWorld.pl
 
svn import /tmp/MYTREE file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/project
 
svn import /tmp/MYTREE file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/project
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</source>
  
  
 
Listing the contents in the repository directory path;
 
Listing the contents in the repository directory path;
{{code|<pre>
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svn list file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/project
 
svn list file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/project
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</source>
  
  
 
To make a local copy you need to use the checkout command. This creates a new directory (default called newrepos) which is a local copy of newrepos.
 
To make a local copy you need to use the checkout command. This creates a new directory (default called newrepos) which is a local copy of newrepos.
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mkdir CLIENT
 
mkdir CLIENT
 
cd CLIENT
 
cd CLIENT
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rm -rf /tmp/CLIENT   
 
rm -rf /tmp/CLIENT   
 
svn co file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/project/ /tmp/CLIENT # Creates CLIENT dir
 
svn co file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/project/ /tmp/CLIENT # Creates CLIENT dir
</pre>}}
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</source>
 
''Note: The directory the svn command is run in determines where the local checkout directories and files will end up.''
 
''Note: The directory the svn command is run in determines where the local checkout directories and files will end up.''
  
  
 
Now that you have created a local copy all work should be conducted within it. There is a hidden directory called ''.svn'' which contains all the information required for the svn framework;
 
Now that you have created a local copy all work should be conducted within it. There is a hidden directory called ''.svn'' which contains all the information required for the svn framework;
{{code|<pre>
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<source>
 
cd /tmp/CLIENT # Work in the local copy of svn
 
cd /tmp/CLIENT # Work in the local copy of svn
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</source>
  
  
 
To update a file on your CLIENT directory;
 
To update a file on your CLIENT directory;
{{code|<pre>
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cd /tmp/CLIENT
 
cd /tmp/CLIENT
 
svn update # "." is updated  
 
svn update # "." is updated  
 
cd /tmp
 
cd /tmp
 
svn update /tmp/CLIENT # Specifying path
 
svn update /tmp/CLIENT # Specifying path
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</source>
  
  
 
To add a new file to the local svn copy, first make a new file within the directory structure;
 
To add a new file to the local svn copy, first make a new file within the directory structure;
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<source>
 
cd /tmp/CLIENT
 
cd /tmp/CLIENT
 
echo '#!/usr/bin/perl -w\nprint qq(hello world!);' > /tmp/CLIENT/helloWorld2.pl
 
echo '#!/usr/bin/perl -w\nprint qq(hello world!);' > /tmp/CLIENT/helloWorld2.pl
 
svn add helloWorld2.pl
 
svn add helloWorld2.pl
</pre>}}
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</source>
  
  
 
The ''status'' command will identify differences between the CLIENT copy and the SERVER copy of the repoistory;
 
The ''status'' command will identify differences between the CLIENT copy and the SERVER copy of the repoistory;
{{code|<pre>
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svn status /tmp/CLIENT
 
svn status /tmp/CLIENT
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</source>
  
  
 
The following list provides the details of ''svn status'' output;
 
The following list provides the details of ''svn status'' output;
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L      abc.c              # svn has a lock in its .svn directory for abc.c
 
L      abc.c              # svn has a lock in its .svn directory for abc.c
 
M      bar.c              # the content in bar.c has local modifications
 
M      bar.c              # the content in bar.c has local modifications
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R      xyz.c              # this file is scheduled for replacement
 
R      xyz.c              # this file is scheduled for replacement
 
S      stuff/squawk        # this file or dir has been switched to a branch
 
S      stuff/squawk        # this file or dir has been switched to a branch
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</source>
  
 
=== Problems ===
 
=== Problems ===
 
When attempting to import the ''/var/www'' structure into the ''/var/svn/www'' repository it bailed after coming across a filename containing special characters with the following fatal error:
 
When attempting to import the ''/var/www'' structure into the ''/var/svn/www'' repository it bailed after coming across a filename containing special characters with the following fatal error:
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svn: Can't convert string from native encoding to 'UTF-8':
 
svn: Can't convert string from native encoding to 'UTF-8':
 
svn: A?\195?\164o?\195?\188.gif
 
svn: A?\195?\164o?\195?\188.gif
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</source>
  
 
== SVN GUI's ==
 
== SVN GUI's ==

Revision as of 16:54, 22 May 2015

MediaWiki's SVN uses SSH public key so you don't need a password, so you'll need to supply your ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub file to the person setting up your commit access (if that files doesn't exist, run ssh-keygen from non-root shell using blank passwd when prompted, see this link for details). Also, you need to set up your auto-props. Note also that the commit's are automatically shown on the #mediawiki IRC channel (see freenode FAQ re registering a nickname etc) so it's good to have that open when working on the MediaWiki code.

The WikiMedia repository

See MW:Subversion for details about using MediaWikis SVN. Here's some examples showing retrieval of the current version of the code-base, the current version of an extension, and a version of an extension for MediaWiki 1.16 respectively.

svn co http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/phase3

svn co http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/extensions/TreeAndMenu

svn co http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/branches/REL1_16/extensions/TreeAndMenu

Usage

The most important command to know is how to get help;

svn help
svn help checkout # Help on check(ing)out project to CLIENT copy
svn help commmit  # Help on commit(ting) changes to SERVER


To obtain a log of the changes made in a svn project;

svn log -v http://[PATH TO SERVER SVN PROJECT]


Or to get changes between a certain date range in a local repo;

svn log -r {2012-02-10}:{2012-02-15}


To create a new repository on the server ready for importing a directory of files;

cd /tmp
mkdir SERVER
svnadmin create /tmp/SERVER/newrepos


This creates a concise database directory for the new repository on the SERVER in the directory called /tmp/SERVER;

ls -l /tmp/SERVER/newrepos
total 16
-rw-r--r--    1 User  wheel  379 Apr  3 13:58 README.txt
drwxr-xr-x    4 User  wheel  136 Apr  3 13:58 conf
drwxr-xr-x    2 User  wheel   68 Apr  3 13:58 dav
drwxr-xr-x   10 User  wheel  340 Apr  3 13:58 db
-r--r--r--    1 User  wheel    2 Apr  3 13:58 format
drwxr-xr-x   11 User  wheel  374 Apr  3 13:58 hooks
drwxr-xr-x    4 User  wheel  136 Apr  3 13:58 locks


Create an example directory for upload;

cd /tmp
mkdir MYTREE
echo '#!/usr/bin/perl -w\nprint "hello world";' > /tmp/MYTREE/helloWorld.pl
svn import /tmp/MYTREE file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/project


Listing the contents in the repository directory path;

svn list file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/project


To make a local copy you need to use the checkout command. This creates a new directory (default called newrepos) which is a local copy of newrepos.

mkdir CLIENT
cd CLIENT
svn co file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/project/  # fetches project/test.pl
svn co file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/          # fetches some/project/test.pl
rm -rf /tmp/CLIENT  
svn co file:///tmp/SERVER/newrepos/some/project/ /tmp/CLIENT # Creates CLIENT dir

Note: The directory the svn command is run in determines where the local checkout directories and files will end up.


Now that you have created a local copy all work should be conducted within it. There is a hidden directory called .svn which contains all the information required for the svn framework;

cd /tmp/CLIENT # Work in the local copy of svn


To update a file on your CLIENT directory;

cd /tmp/CLIENT
svn update # "." is updated 
cd /tmp
svn update /tmp/CLIENT # Specifying path


To add a new file to the local svn copy, first make a new file within the directory structure;

cd /tmp/CLIENT
echo '#!/usr/bin/perl -w\nprint qq(hello world!);' > /tmp/CLIENT/helloWorld2.pl
svn add helloWorld2.pl


The status command will identify differences between the CLIENT copy and the SERVER copy of the repoistory;

svn status /tmp/CLIENT


The following list provides the details of svn status output;

L      abc.c               # svn has a lock in its .svn directory for abc.c
M      bar.c               # the content in bar.c has local modifications
M      baz.c               # baz.c has property but no content modifications
X      3rd_party           # this dir is part of an externals definition
?      foo.o               # svn doesn't manage foo.o
!      some_dir            # svn manages this, but it's either missing or incomplete
~      qux                 # versioned as file/dir/link, but type has changed
I      .screenrc           # svn doesn't manage this, and is configured to ignore it
A  +   moved_dir           # added with history of where it came from
M  +   moved_dir/README    # added with history and has local modifications
D      stuff/fish.c        # this file is scheduled for deletion
A      stuff/loot/bloo.h   # this file is scheduled for addition
C      stuff/loot/lump.c   # this file has conflicts from an update
R      xyz.c               # this file is scheduled for replacement
S      stuff/squawk        # this file or dir has been switched to a branch

Problems

When attempting to import the /var/www structure into the /var/svn/www repository it bailed after coming across a filename containing special characters with the following fatal error:

svn: Can't convert string from native encoding to 'UTF-8':
svn: A?\195?\164o?\195?\188.gif

SVN GUI's

See also