DazzlinDonna: What operating system do you run? If that system is Windows, then TortoiseSVN (http:// tortoisesvn.tigris.org/) will give you a GUI client for subversion, as well as copious documentation on using said GUI to perform all the common svn ops.
I have personally never run this software, but it seems to have some kind of consensus among developers who choose to use both Windows, and Subversion, whatever that's worth... ;-) -Josh On Mar 12, 6:33 am, DazzlinDonna <[email protected]> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
