Author: branden Date: 2003-12-02 17:20:27 -0500 (Tue, 02 Dec 2003) New Revision: 805
Modified: README Log: Document availability of public, read-only access via the standard SVN port and protocol. Modified: README =================================================================== --- README 2003-12-02 21:04:19 UTC (rev 804) +++ README 2003-12-02 22:20:27 UTC (rev 805) @@ -7,15 +7,45 @@ Unfortunately, direct web browser access to the Subversion repository is only available with Apache 2.x, which I am not running on the repository host. -Use of the "svn" repository access method (used by the svn command itself) is -restricted to people with commit rights to the repository, since Subversion has -no concept of read-only access at that level. +Read-only access is available via svn protocol. A daemon is running on the +standard svn port on necrotic.deadbeast.net. +CHECKOUT OR EXPORTS MUST BE CONFINED TO DIRECTORIES THAT ARE IMMEDIATE PARENTS +OF A "debian/" DIRECTORY, OR THEMSELVES HAVE "debian/" IN THEIR PATH +SPECIFICATIONS. ABUSE OF READ-ONLY ACCESS THROUGH VIOLATION OF THIS RULE MAY +RESULT IN TERMINATION OF THIS SERVICE. It may also result in your hard drive +filling up and/or your ISP terminating your service for excessive usage of +bandwith. + +Examples of paths that it is acceptable to checkout or export include: + + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/branches/4.1.0/woody + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/branches/4.1.0/woody-proposed-updates + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/branches/4.3.0/sid + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/branches/4.3.0/woody + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/tags/4.1.0-16 + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/tags/4.1.0-16woody1 + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/tags/4.2.1-7 + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/tags/4.2.1-8 + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/tags/4.2.1-9 + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/tags/4.2.1-10 + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/tags/4.2.1-11 + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/tags/4.2.1-12 + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/tags/4.2.1-13 + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/tags/4.2.1-14 + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/people/branden/lintian-overrides + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/people/branden/xlibs-and-xbase-clients-split + svn://necrotic.deadbeast.net/trunk + +Use of the "list" or "cat" commands is acceptable on any path specification. + +Write access is restricted to people with SSH access to the host. + A ViewCVS interface to the repository is available, but it sometimes does not work (see "Notes on using ViewCVS" below). -However, a number of alternative means of viewing the ongoing development -process are available. These alternative means all reside at the following URL: +A number of alternative means of viewing the ongoing development process are +available. These alternative means all reside at the following URL: http://necrotic.deadbeast.net/xfree86/
