[TxMt] Automated way to keep SVN repository in sync with local files?

Sat Feb 25 14:59:47 UTC 2006

On Feb 25, 2006, at 8:39 AM, Sean Schertell wrote:

> I'm glad that this thread has inspired lots of related discussion  
> but how about my original questions? ;-)
>
> Am I the only one who can't seem to get with the program in terms  
> of manually keeping my svn repository in sync with my local working  
> copy?  How do you guys deal with the situation I described where  
> the time comes when you need to move files around, rename stuff,  
> combine some files, delete no longer used files etc. ?  How the  
> heck do you guys keep your svn in sync?

Unfortunately, you cannot use TextMate for these manipulations. I  
keep a Terminal window open at all time. There are a lot of things  
you can do within TextMate, however. You can create new files and add  
them to the repository, you can revert/update/diff files, etc. If you  
prefer a visual tool for the other commands, I suggest SvnX [1]. Use  
it exclusively as a repository browser, but it also integrates a  
working copy browser/editor.

I believe Allan has planned a deeper integration of the SVN bundle  
inside TextMate (ie. project drawer) in future versions, but I won't  
propagate rumors :)

ben

[1] http://www.lachoseinteractive.net/en/community/subversion/svnx/ 
features/

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> Sean
>
>
>
> On Feb 25, 2006, at 5:55 PM, Eric Coleman wrote:
>
>> Not to hijack the thread or anything, but the way you formatted  
>> your email, did you do that on your own?  I.e. the links.
>>
>> I've noticed more and more people with emails like that (from  
>> other places too) and I was curious if you are automating it, or  
>> if your just doing it by hand.
>>
>> (Im referring to ben and his [1] marks)
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Eric Coleman
>>
>> On Feb 25, 2006, at 2:04 AM, Benoit Gagnon wrote:
>>
>>> On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:17 AM, Ned Baldessin wrote:
>>>
>>>> (Slightly hijacking the thread, and slightly off topic, sorry)
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone point me to a definitive source for using SVN in web  
>>>> projects ?
>>>>
>>>> I've tried it on my own several times and with a second developer
>>>> once, but I still haven't found a good workflow or method.
>>>>
>>>> This article is interesting, but too vague :
>>>> http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/07/using-svn-for-web- 
>>>> development/
>>>>
>>>> How do you guys handle SVN, and how have you integrated it in TM ?
>>>>
>>>> My latest idea: using the auto-commit on save when you mount a  
>>>> webdav
>>>> repository as a drive.
>>>
>>> Using WebDAV auto-commit is a good idea if you work only on  
>>> static content, where the commit message and diff would give  
>>> pretty much the same information anyway.
>>>
>>> If you are developing web applications, however, I strongly  
>>> recommend you do it the Right Way™. That is, set up a fully  
>>> independent, development server on your machine. If, like me, you  
>>> don't like the idea of messing around and installing low level  
>>> stuff on your OS X box, have a look a "one click" solutions. For  
>>> Rails, Locomotive [1] is excellent. For PHP/MySQL/Apache, I use  
>>> xampp [2].
>>>
>>> You can have the SVN repository either on your machine or on the  
>>> server. I use the second option so I can make quick changes from  
>>> other machines. Either way, backup the entire svn repos using  
>>> svndump on the second machine. You can use incremental backups if  
>>> your repository is really big.
>>>
>>> When you work on the source, it's a good practice to commit your  
>>> changes in small chunks. One commit per modification is ideal.  
>>> More than one file can be modified, but try to commit the changes  
>>> on a "feature" basis. You'll appreciate this extra work when  
>>> you'll have different branches and want to merge, rollback or  
>>> combine changesets without having to do it on a file by file basis.
>>>
>>> One last thing. If you use Rails, here's something I discovered  
>>> after a while: it's so quick easy to modify an application in  
>>> Rails... I often forget to commit my changes regularly ! Then I  
>>> end up with 20 modified files, related to around 4 different  
>>> "iterations". Log messages can get tedious when such things happen.
>>>
>>> I've used this setup with PHP applications, LaTeX, C++ projects,  
>>> and now using it for a Rails application.
>>>
>>> Ben
>>>
>>> [1] http://locomotive.raaum.org/home/show/HomePage
>>> [2] http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> 2006/2/25, Chris Thomas <chris at cjack.com>:
>>>>>> This might be a dumb question, but is there ANY elegant solution
>>>>>> for keeping my Subversion repository in sync with my local files
>>>>>> *including* adding files, deleting files, renaming files?
>>>>>
>>>>> Something like this script might help with adds and deletes, but
>>>>> won't handle moves or renames:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://svn.bitflux.ch/repos/public/bxcmsng/trunk/inc/bx/tools/ 
>>>>> svnsync
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
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