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Beepcake

Beepcake

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I need a source control repository for some stuff I'm working on so figure I may as well throw subversion on my Mac Mini download box. There seem to be a few places with different builds for OS X, does anyone have any experience of which is "best"? I'd quite like a big girls blouse config program if possible :p
 
use the CLI - it's as easy as any other for setting up repositories. SVN is bundled with OSX anyway. If you need any help, the redbean book is helpful
 
Ah, I assumed OS X still came with an ancient version. I've just set it up with Apache and all working fine.. cheers :)

1.5.0 appears to be out, but I don't think my clients support it so I'll keep well clear of that for now.. 1.4.4 (r25188) is new enough :)
 
If I setup time machine to backup the repository directory will that be sufficient for a backup, or will I need to cron an svnadmin dump command?
 
all the files you need are contained in that directory - if you copy/paste it somewhere else then check out from the new directory, it should (might be worth testing) all work fine, so Time Machine should be enough.

Also, cron doesn't work in leopard, it's been superseded by launchd. I've recently had to become quite well-versed in this for web projects so if you come to use it and need a hand, holler!
 
I've actually just broken it :) I created my basic structure from the commandline, then tried to shove some source in and I got an error from svn saying it couldn't create some log file or other. Double checked the permissions, thought i fixed it, but now whenever I go to the repository it says:

Could not open the requested SVN filesystem

Doh! :)
 
On a tangent here.. but how does the Mac Mini cope as a download box / media centre?

Been contemplating the idea myself, but haven't really come across anyone with first-hand experience (not on here anyway).. care to share?
 
It's brilliant, been using one for that purpose for ages now. Unfortunately I have to use the bloatware that is Azureus because a lot of trackers don't know about other Mac clients, but it does the job. Media wise I use OSXBMC and it's the dog's danglies. I've previously used FrontRow+Perian and VLC, but OSXBMC laughs in their faces and steals their dinner money to be perfectly honest.

This particular one is a 1.66 CoreDuo with a gig of RAM.

Fixed my subversion problem too.. got a project in there and it seems to be working ok.. just need to sort out the backup.
 
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