Christian Boos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> ...
>> Trac needs a separate database, so clearly it doesn't depend
>> exclusively on SVN for storage.  In all the trac documentation I can
>> find, the only thing it says about subversion is that Trac will let
>> you browse the SVN repository.  Surely it doesn't make sense to make
>> SVN a *requirement* if all Trac is doing with SVN is to provide a
>> browser?
>>   
>
> SVN is not a requirement anymore since version 0.10.

Oh, that's good to know.   If that version is released, where is it,
and why do the install instructions say SVN is a requirement?

If it is not released, how do I get it?

>> Can someone point me to more complete information about what Trac is
>> doing with SVN and what sort of integration I get beyond repository
>> browsing?  Also (in case it isn't obvious), I'm requesting that the
>> docs be updated to reflect this information (or more clearly highlight
>> it, if I've missed something).
>>   
>
> In the TracGuide, there's the TracBrowser, TracChangeset and
> TracRevisionLog pages which explain what you can do. Also, the
> integration is achieved by the way of the TracLinks in the wiki
> syntax, which enables you to "talk" about your changesets or source
> files from any part of the system (tickets, wiki pages, etc.)

Sounds useful.

> Lastly, there's a contributed post-commit-hook script for Subversion,
> which will comment on and otherwise manipulate your tickets in Trac
> depending on what has been written in the changeset message.

Oh, great!  Well, I guess I want it.  But, my sysadmin says:

  After installing swig and rebuilding subversion I can't make swig-py,
  looks that I'm not alone:

  http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.mail.eyebrowse.user

  Scroll down to message from Christopher Mann.
  He has exactly the same errors :(

Does anyone have a clue what to do about that?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com

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