There is also this article I wrote some time ago: http://chrisjdavis.org/svn-on-macos-x
It is geared toward mac but the principles are the same for any platform. Hope it helps. Chris On Mar 12, 2009, at 8:33 AM, DazzlinDonna wrote: > > ROTFL! Ok, great, I'll play around with those instructions and see if > I can manage to avoid breaking things. Thanks! > > On Mar 12, 7:56 am, Andy C <[email protected]> wrote: >> I really hate to be another of those nauseating people that says "'I >> have a draft called 'How to make millions, discover eternal peace and >> live happily ever after' sitting in my Drafts folder but I haven't >> had >> time to publish it due to Granny's illness and the dog eating my >> homework" but I actually do have a 'Idiot's Guide to SVN' sitting in >> my Drafts folder but haven't have the time to polish it off and >> publish it due to Granny's illness and the dog eating my homework. >> >> But basically, from memory, you create the necessary directory >> structure (branches, tags, trunk) under the new plugin/theme >> >> $ svn add whizzy # >> Add the directory (recurses down the tree) to SVN >> >> $ svn commit -m "Directory structure for whizzy >> plugin' # >> Commit the changes >> >> Then, you add the actual files and >> >> $ svn >> diff # >> Check the diffs are vaguely what you expect >> >> $ svn commit -m 'Initial commit of whizzy plugin' # Done. Put >> kettle >> on. >> >> You can also combine the steps into a single commit of everything. >> >> On Mar 12, 12:26 pm, DazzlinDonna <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> While that primer is nice, it only deals with one half of the >>> process. Pulling data down. It doesn't deal with pushing data up, >>> which was the part that caused me to nearly faint with fear of >>> destroying stuff. :) >> >>> On Mar 11, 12:41 pm, Andy C <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> Donna >> >>>> This SVN primer may be helpful >>>> -http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/07/how-to-subversion-basics >>>> -- >>>> Andy >> >>>> On Mar 11, 4:54 pm, DazzlinDonna <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> Good to know. Hm, if anyone decides to walk me through the >>>>> process, >>>>> I'd be happy to document it to make things easier for others in >>>>> the >>>>> future. >> >>>>> On Mar 11, 11:49 am, Sean T Evans <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>> DazzlinDonna wrote: >>>>>>> Ok, so, I was granted commit access to -extras...but then I >>>>>>> chickened >>>>>>> out late last night. I wasn't 100% sure of what I was doing >>>>>>> with svn, >>>>>>> and despite reading very carefully to learn it, I thought it >>>>>>> best not >>>>>>> to play with fire. So rather than potentially destroying - >>>>>>> extras, I >>>>>>> decided not to upload the theme. >> >>>>>>> Also, I'm not 100% positive that the theme is ASL, although I >>>>>>> don't >>>>>>> see any actual licensing info. Still, thought it best to >>>>>>> hesitate. >> >>>>>>> So we still stand with it not uploaded because I went *bawk* >>>>>>> *bawk*! >>>>>>> and chickened out. Sorry. :( >> >>>>>> Your trepidation is understandable. However there are people >>>>>> (not me!) >>>>>> who can probably help walk you through it on your first try, >>>>>> and the >>>>>> nice thing about SVN is that you can't "destroy" anything. >>>>>> Worst case is >>>>>> that we have to revert your changes and let you try again. And >>>>>> that's a >>>>>> relatively easy operation. So best of luck when you do feel >>>>>> ready. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Sean > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
