(→Committing to the repository: Remove cvs reference and checkin command alias as this does not seem to be available in svn) |
(→Checking out) |
||
(25 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | |||
− | |||
{{TutorialBrowser| | {{TutorialBrowser| | ||
− | |||
series=Getting Started| | series=Getting Started| | ||
− | |||
name=Using Subversion With KDE| | name=Using Subversion With KDE| | ||
− | |||
reading=[[Contribute/Send Patches|Contributing/Sending Patches]]| | reading=[[Contribute/Send Patches|Contributing/Sending Patches]]| | ||
− | }} | + | reading=[http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ Version Control with Subversion]| |
+ | }} | ||
− | + | This is a quick KDE-specific introduction for using Subversion to access files and software in KDE's repositories. For comprehensive coverage of Subversion we recommend reading the book "[http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ Version Control with Subversion]". | |
− | + | Please see the [[Development/Git|KDE Git page]] for more details about git within KDE. Also note that Subversion is currently being dismantled. See [http://community.kde.org/Sysadmin/SVNInfrastructureShutdown this timeline] | |
== Getting started == | == Getting started == | ||
Line 20: | Line 16: | ||
If you only need SVN for checking out the sources (read-only), use the protocol: "svn" at the server: "anonsvn.kde.org". | If you only need SVN for checking out the sources (read-only), use the protocol: "svn" at the server: "anonsvn.kde.org". | ||
− | So for example, instead of what you see throughout this tutorial, your paths would | + | So for example, instead of what you see throughout this tutorial, your paths would be similar to this: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdevelop |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | If you would like to commit changes to the repository, you will need an SVN account, which is obtainable here: [ | + | If you would like to commit changes to the repository, you will need an SVN account, which is obtainable here: [[Get a SVN Account|get an SVN Account]].<br> |
---- | ---- | ||
− | '''Installing Subversion:''' instructions on installing the client are not presented here. Refer to your system installation instructions to find out how you can install Subversion. You will need version 1.1 at least. If you are compiling from sources and want to access the KDE repository by https (and not by svn+ssh), you will need SSL and ZLIB support, so you will need the <tt>--with-ssl --with-zlib</tt> options. | + | '''Installing Subversion:''' instructions on installing the client are not presented here. Refer to your system installation instructions to find out how you can install Subversion. You will need version 1.1 at least <!-- this needs confirmation -->. If you are compiling from sources and want to access the KDE repository by https (and not by svn+ssh), you will need SSL and ZLIB support, so you will need the <tt>--with-ssl --with-zlib</tt> options. |
− | Alternatively, you can install one of the many graphical clients out there(for example, kdesvn, albeit unofficial). This tutorial is intended for people using the <tt>svn</tt> program only, referring to tasks accomplished with the usual <tt>cvs</tt> program. | + | Alternatively, you can install one of the many graphical clients out there (for example, kdesvn, albeit unofficial). This tutorial is intended for people using the <tt>svn</tt> program only, referring to tasks accomplished with the usual <tt>cvs</tt> program. |
'''Getting an account:''' if you have had a CVS account before, it has been migrated to the new Subversion client. | '''Getting an account:''' if you have had a CVS account before, it has been migrated to the new Subversion client. | ||
Line 38: | Line 32: | ||
svn.kde.org/home/kde | svn.kde.org/home/kde | ||
− | That's the address of the KDE Subversion repository. | + | That's the address of the KDE Subversion repository. |
The SSL certificate md5 fingerprint for the repositories: | The SSL certificate md5 fingerprint for the repositories: | ||
Line 50: | Line 44: | ||
For people using svn+ssh, here's the fingerprint of the server's RSA key: | For people using svn+ssh, here's the fingerprint of the server's RSA key: | ||
− | + | 1e:89:fa:0d:c3:11:a4:81:36:84:b6:f2:6b:f0:5b:ad | |
The repository is organised in main directories: | The repository is organised in main directories: | ||
Line 137: | Line 131: | ||
:The KDE playground: applications being developed, but not having yet reached release-quality. | :The KDE playground: applications being developed, but not having yet reached release-quality. | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
*<tt>valgrind/</tt> | *<tt>valgrind/</tt> | ||
Line 188: | Line 174: | ||
Subversion users currently using ssh access should use protocol svn+ssh while subversion users currently using password access should use protocol https in the following: | Subversion users currently using ssh access should use protocol svn+ssh while subversion users currently using password access should use protocol https in the following: | ||
− | svn checkout | + | svn checkout svn+ssh://svn@svn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/kdesupport |
For checking out kdevelop from extragear you would do: | For checking out kdevelop from extragear you would do: | ||
− | svn checkout | + | svn checkout svn+ssh://svn@svn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/extragear/graphics |
+ | |||
+ | If you don't have a KDE developers account, use: | ||
+ | |||
+ | svn checkout svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/extragear/graphics | ||
=== Updating === | === Updating === | ||
Line 291: | Line 281: | ||
That is also valid for the <tt>svn log</tt> command. | That is also valid for the <tt>svn log</tt> command. | ||
− | == | + | === Checking out specific releases === |
+ | |||
+ | KDE modules are also tagged at each release so that it is possible to get a specific release of KDE. Most KDE modules have a tag name in the format '''tags/KDE/X.Y.Z''' (where X, Y and Z represent the exact version). The arts module (only needed for KDE 2 and KDE 3) has a different format of tag name, '''tags/arts/X.Y.Z'''. For instance to get kdelibs as it was shipped in KDE 3.5.0, do: | ||
+ | |||
+ | svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/tags/KDE/3.5.0/kdelibs/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you then want to update this checkout to KDE 3.5.5, use this command: | ||
+ | |||
+ | svn switch svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/tags/KDE/3.5.5/kdelibs | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{tip|If you used a '''/branch/''' or '''/trunk/''' path, then there is no need to switch, just run '''svn update'''.}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Checking out translations === | ||
+ | If you are looking for translations and other localizations, check out the appropriate language from the appropriate module: [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kde4 l10n-kde4] (KDE4) or [http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kde3 l10n-kde3] (KDE3). | ||
− | + | {{Warning|The l10n module is ''extremely'' large. Be sure you have lots of time and disk space on hand before checking out the entire l10n module. Most people only check out specific language subdirectories rather than the entire l10n module.}} | |
− | + | You are now ready to start building KDE! Visit [[Getting_Started/Build|this page]] for instructions on building trunk or [[Getting_Started/Build/Stable_Version|this page]] for instruction on compiling the last stable release. | |
− | + | === Checkout from behind a proxy === | |
− | + | If the tip above didn't help you, and you've realized that the only way to go seems to be with http://anonsvn.kde.org/.. , then you will have to jump through a few hoops to get an svn checkout. Transconnect is a small piece of software that can tunnel all the traffic through your friendly neigbourhood proxy server. Get the transconnect sources from http://transconnect.sourceforge.net/ , compile it, and edit ~/.tconn/tconn.conf to point to your proxy server. Export the LD_PRELOAD variable as per the README from transconnect, and you're set to go. | |
− | + | === Checkout behind a Firewall === | |
+ | If you are behind a firewall and port 22 is blocked, you can do the following if https traffic is allowed: | ||
− | + | Add the following to your .ssh/config: | |
− | + | Host sshsvn.kde.org | |
+ | Port 443 | ||
− | + | Use sshsvn.kde.org as hostname, for example try: | |
− | + | svn ls svn+ssh://yourusername@sshsvn.kde.org/home/kde | |
+ | Warning: the hostname sshsvn.kde.org will only work in this particular case. Use svn.kde.org if you are not using the above setup. | ||
− | + | == Also of interest == | |
+ | * Visit http://websvn.kde.org/ to browse the source code online. | ||
+ | * anonsvn.kde.org is made up out of multiple servers spread over the world. | ||
− | |||
− | + | [[Category:Build KDE]] |
Tutorial Series | Getting Started |
Previous | None |
What's Next | n/a |
Further Reading | Version Control with Subversion |
This is a quick KDE-specific introduction for using Subversion to access files and software in KDE's repositories. For comprehensive coverage of Subversion we recommend reading the book "Version Control with Subversion".
Please see the KDE Git page for more details about git within KDE. Also note that Subversion is currently being dismantled. See this timeline
In order to use the KDE Subversion repository, you will need a Subversion client program.
If you only need SVN for checking out the sources (read-only), use the protocol: "svn" at the server: "anonsvn.kde.org".
So for example, instead of what you see throughout this tutorial, your paths would be similar to this: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdevelop
If you would like to commit changes to the repository, you will need an SVN account, which is obtainable here: get an SVN Account.
Installing Subversion: instructions on installing the client are not presented here. Refer to your system installation instructions to find out how you can install Subversion. You will need version 1.1 at least . If you are compiling from sources and want to access the KDE repository by https (and not by svn+ssh), you will need SSL and ZLIB support, so you will need the --with-ssl --with-zlib options.
Alternatively, you can install one of the many graphical clients out there (for example, kdesvn, albeit unofficial). This tutorial is intended for people using the svn program only, referring to tasks accomplished with the usual cvs program.
Getting an account: if you have had a CVS account before, it has been migrated to the new Subversion client.
svn.kde.org/home/kde
That's the address of the KDE Subversion repository.
The SSL certificate md5 fingerprint for the repositories:
F6BF EDE2 D016 D1B2 4F18 742E 2C8F B7EF
The SSL certificate sha1 fingerprint for the repositories:
e1:e6:41:96:3c:eb:ae:78:e2:73:0d:a2:32:2f:6b:21:13:bf:3d:0f
For people using svn+ssh, here's the fingerprint of the server's RSA key:
1e:89:fa:0d:c3:11:a4:81:36:84:b6:f2:6b:f0:5b:ad
The repository is organised in main directories:
You can explore the repository structure at http://websvn.kde.org/
The /trunk top-level subdirectory is where the main development for KDE occurs. What you will find here is what will become the next KDE release and its associated programs. Here you will also find the www module, which contains webpages for KDE's site and related ones.
/trunk is further subdivided into these sub-directories:
This directory contains the official releases of the programs maintained and developed in the KDE repository. Each individual application has a subdirectory here. Inside it, you will find the release numbers.
For instance, the KDE 3.4.0 code can be found under /tags/KDE/3.4.0/.
This directory contains the branch versions of the applications after a major release.
Most KDE applications adhere to the philosphy that new features (as well as new user-visible strings) are added only to the next release cycle — the one that lives in /trunk/. However, bugfixes are applied to all applications, even after release.
In order to do that, a branch is created at the moment of the release, indicating the state of the files at that time. Bugfixes are then checked in to those files. Those branches are the ones in /branches/.
For instance, the KDE 3.4.x branch can be found under /branches/KDE/3.4/
The subdirectories you will find inside /branches are the application subdirs, like akregator/, amarok/, arts/, k3b/, etc. You will also find a KDE/ subdir, containing the official KDE releases since time immemorial.
One special subdir is found in /branches: work/. This subdir contains the so-called "work branches", that is, branches containing features being worked on, sometimes highly experimental. Multi-application work branches always are checked in to /branches/work/, but single-application branches may be found in each application's subdir. That is a decision left to the developers.
In order to check out something with Subversion, you use the checkout subcommand.
WARNING: If you checkout trunk/KDE/ or branches/KDE/foo/ you will download complete kde-i18n!
Suppose you wanted to check out only kdeedu from the KDE repository. You would do:
Subversion users currently using ssh access should use protocol svn+ssh while subversion users currently using password access should use protocol https in the following:
svn checkout svn+ssh://svn@svn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/kdesupport
For checking out kdevelop from extragear you would do:
svn checkout svn+ssh://svn@svn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/extragear/graphics
If you don't have a KDE developers account, use:
svn checkout svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/extragear/graphics
In order to update, you use the update subcommand.
You change into your checked out copy (for those new to this whole process, the checked out copy should be in your Home folder) and issue a svn update (or, shorter, svn up) command.
To know which local files you had modified, you have to do
svn status
and look at the files with M (for modified).
Committing to the Subversion repository is accomplished with the commit (ci for short) subcommands:
svn commit # or svn ci # or svn ci filename.cpp
This way, svn will launch the editor specified in $SVN_EDITOR for you to compose the commit message. If you prefer, you can give svn the -m option with your full message:
svn ci -m "Updating protocol to conform to HTTP/1.1"
Subversion stores ignored files per directory. To edit the ignored files of the directory you are currently in, do
svn propedit svn:ignore .
that will launch your editor, write there the names of the files you want to ignore, one file per line. Once you are done, do a commit so the ignored list file gets updated on the server.
A lot of files were ignored in CVS with help from global ignore list which is not supported yet by SVN. You can wait for svn 1.3 or you need to add the ignore list to the [miscellany] group in your ~/.subversion/config (all in one line):
global-ignores = *.o *.lo *.la .*.rej *.rej .*~ *~ .#* #*# .DS_Store *.moc *.moc.cc *.moc.cpp config.log config.status config.cache *.gmo .deps .libs SunWS_cache *.lo *.la *.rpo *.la.closure *_la_closure.cpp *_la_closure.cc *_la_closure.cxx *.all_cc.cc *.all_cpp.cpp *.all_C.C *.all_cxx.cxx *_meta_unload.cc *_meta_unload.h *_meta_unload.cpp *_meta_unload.C *_meta_unload.cxx index.cache.bz2 .memdump Makefile.rules.in Makefile.calls.in Makefile.rules Makefile.calls autom4te.cache *.kidl
Unlike CVS, Subversion doesn't generate a revision number for each file modified. Instead, the full repository is versioned, as a whole. This way, a given revision number represents the state the repository was on a given date. In other words, a revision number is like a timestamp (in fact, the Subversion server uses this fact to search for dates in the repository faster).
So, for instance, when you check out the KDE repository, Subversion will tell you the following:
Updated to revision 403821.
This means that the latest revision available at the time of the operation was 403821. If you make a modification and commit, Subversion will update the server-side revision and will inform you of it. Like CVS, only the committed files will be updated: you will need run cvs up to update the rest of the files.
If you want to retrieve a specific revision of a file, you can use the -r switch. Besides the revision number itself, -r accepts a number of other possibilities:
The following illustrates the evolution of the keywords:
Those keywords are useful to retrieve logs and diffs for commits to the repository.
If you want to see the difference between your working copy and BASE, you can run:
svn diff
This is a very fast operation, since Subversion keeps a local copy of BASE. It doesn't need a network connection to accomplish this operation.
If you want to see the difference between your local copy and the latest available on the server, you will run:
svn diff -r HEAD
If you want to see what has changed in the repository since you've last updated, you can use:
svn diff -r BASE:HEAD
If you want to see the last change to a file before BASE, you can use:
svn diff -r PREV:BASE # or svn diff -r PREV:COMMITTED
That is also valid for the svn log command.
KDE modules are also tagged at each release so that it is possible to get a specific release of KDE. Most KDE modules have a tag name in the format tags/KDE/X.Y.Z (where X, Y and Z represent the exact version). The arts module (only needed for KDE 2 and KDE 3) has a different format of tag name, tags/arts/X.Y.Z. For instance to get kdelibs as it was shipped in KDE 3.5.0, do:
svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/tags/KDE/3.5.0/kdelibs/
If you then want to update this checkout to KDE 3.5.5, use this command:
svn switch svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/tags/KDE/3.5.5/kdelibs
Tip |
---|
If you used a /branch/ or /trunk/ path, then there is no need to switch, just run svn update. |
If you are looking for translations and other localizations, check out the appropriate language from the appropriate module: l10n-kde4 (KDE4) or l10n-kde3 (KDE3).
Warning |
---|
The l10n module is extremely large. Be sure you have lots of time and disk space on hand before checking out the entire l10n module. Most people only check out specific language subdirectories rather than the entire l10n module. |
You are now ready to start building KDE! Visit this page for instructions on building trunk or this page for instruction on compiling the last stable release.
If the tip above didn't help you, and you've realized that the only way to go seems to be with http://anonsvn.kde.org/.. , then you will have to jump through a few hoops to get an svn checkout. Transconnect is a small piece of software that can tunnel all the traffic through your friendly neigbourhood proxy server. Get the transconnect sources from http://transconnect.sourceforge.net/ , compile it, and edit ~/.tconn/tconn.conf to point to your proxy server. Export the LD_PRELOAD variable as per the README from transconnect, and you're set to go.
If you are behind a firewall and port 22 is blocked, you can do the following if https traffic is allowed:
Add the following to your .ssh/config:
Host sshsvn.kde.org Port 443
Use sshsvn.kde.org as hostname, for example try:
svn ls svn+ssh://yourusername@sshsvn.kde.org/home/kde
Warning: the hostname sshsvn.kde.org will only work in this particular case. Use svn.kde.org if you are not using the above setup.