version control with TortoiseSVN without SVN Server

If you only have a limited number of users, and do not need remote access, you can use Tortoise without a subversion server. This makes set-up much easier.
Steps:
1. Install TortoiseSVN software
2. Open Windows Explorer.
3. Create a empty folder as your repository, this can be local or on network drive.
4. Right click the empty folder, and then click on "Create repository here".
5. Then you can use TortoiseSVN--Repository browser to manage your repository directory. Maybe you can add such directories.
-project_a
-trunk
-branches
-tags
6. After the first 5 steps. you can do any operations just like the repository on a SVN Server.

How to arrange the svn repository layout

怎样组织ｓｖｎ的目录其实非常有学问，比如我们是要将多个项目放在一个ｓｖｎ　ｒｅｐｏｓｉｔｏｒｙ下，　还是为每个项目都建立一个独立的ｓｖｎ　ｒｅｐｏｓｉｔｏｒｙ呢？　实际上，　这两种做法各有优缺点．　

使用单一ｓｖｎ　ｒｅｐｏｓｉｔｏｒｙ的优点是：只需要维护一个ｓｖｎ库，工作量自然会少了很多，　这里维护工作包括ｒｏｕｔｉｎｅｌｙ　ｂａｃｋｕｐ，ｄｕｍｐ以及升级ｓｖｎ软件．　当然缺点也很明显：　一个项目的开发人员可以访问另一个项目的文件，另外一个严重的缺点是，每个项目的ｃｏｍｍｉｔ　ｅｍａｉｌ　ｌｉｓｔ很可能不同，　但如果在一个ｒｅｐｏｓｉｔｏｒｙ下，就不能为不同的项目配置不同的ｅｍａｉｌ　ｌｉｓｔ，　这样一旦项目Ａ被ｃｏｍｍｉｔ，项目Ｂ的也会收到ｃｏｍｍｉｔ　ｅｍａｉｌ．　

下面是一个多项目的repository结构，　但项目的ｒｅｐｏｓｉｔｏｒｙ也可参照这个．

要说明的是ｔｒｕｎｋ，ｂｒａｎｃｈｅｓ和ｔａｇｓ的意义，　ｔｒｕｎｋ里面维护着是项目的主要开发版本．　ｂｒａｎｃｈｅｓ是ｔｒｕｎｋ版本的各类分支版本．ｔａｇｓ是保存着ｔｒｕｎｋ和ｂｒａｎｃｈｅｓ的某一时刻的快照．　

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Install Subversion server on windows computer

步骤1, 创建一个空目录, 比如d:/source
步骤2, 打开d:\source目录, 使用windows explorer的context menu中tortoisesvn/create a repository here菜单项, 在d:\source中创建必要的repository控制文件和数据库文件.
步骤3, 创建一个svn service服务, 并将服务的工作目录指向d:\source即可. 下面有详细的步骤.

We can register subversion service. the steps are easy. Windows system have a sc command tool to help you register.
If path of subversion contains space or other chars that must be escaped, then you must enclose the path to svnserve.exe with double-quotes, which themselves must be quoted using a backslash. Fortunately the syntax is similar to that on Unix platforms:


Create service methods:
1)On your computer if the path of svnserve.exe does not contain spaces
sc create subversion_local binpath= "c:\svn\bin\svnserve.exe --service -r d:\source" displayname= "Local Subversion Repository" depend= Tcpip
删除这个服务的命令是 sc delete subversion_local
2)On your computer if the path of svnserve.exe contains spaces
sc create subversion_local binpath= "\"c:\program files\subversion\bin\svnserve.exe\" --service -r d:\source" displayname= "Local Subversion Repository" depend= Tcpip

Access the subversion repository by tortoiseSVN, you need a repository url.
1)Browse the repository on local computer,the repository url is just like,
file:///d:/source/docs
2)Browse the repository on remote computer, 前提是computer22机器上的source/docs必须共享出来, 这样才能通过file协议来访问. 访问方式是:
file:///\computer22/source/docs
这是基于file协议的svn访问方式, 多人项目最好不用file协议(因为共享目录安全性较差, 无法做到精细化权限管理). 最好是用svn协议或https协议. 参见我的另一blog( svn authorization)
3)Browse the repository across internet, the repository url is just like,
https://xxxx.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/xxxx

more info : http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/notes/windows-service.txt

Software dev environment

1. Version control tool
SubVersion and TortoiseSVN
2. A bug administration tool
Mantis, hosted by sourceforge, http://www.mantisbt.org/download.php
Trac, this is a open source bug admin web system. and it provides an interface to subversion, and it has an integrated Wiki and reporting facilities. http://trac.edgewall.org/
3. Continuous Build Tool
CruiseControl.net http://www.codeproject.com/KB/architecture/ContinuousIntegration.aspx

Delphi software dev environment

1. IDE Expert tools
GExpert, www.gexperts.org
DelphiSpeedUp, http://andy.jgknet.de/dspeedup/
DDevExtensions, http://andy.jgknet.de/dspeedup/index.php?page=DDevExtensions
DelforExp, Format Expert

2. Dunit and DUnitLite
http://dunit.sourceforge.net/
http://code.google.com/p/dunitlite

3. madExcept, this is an excellent exception catcher

Freesoftware and opensoftwares

优秀开源和免费软件下载网站有:
http://portableapps.com/
http://nirsoft.net/
http://www.pendriveapps.com/
http://www.downloadsquad.com/
http://www.osalt.com/

24 Killer Portable Apps For Your USB Flash Drive
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09/02/24-killer-portable-apps-for-your-usb-flash-drive/


Database Browser(Portable Edition,支持Oracle, SQL Server,ODBC)
http://www.dbsoftlab.com/index.php/Freeware/Database-Browser.html


NetSetManagement (portable Edition) 方便切换多个IP和网关
http://www.pendriveapps.com/2008/03/31/netsetman-portable-network-settings-manager/


WinDirStatPortable(分析磁盘文件的占用情况)
http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/windirstat_portable


PidginPortable(MSN, QQ等IM 客户端)
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/pidgin_portable


EraserPortable(securely Delete file/folder)
http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/eraser_portable


MyUninstaller(非常好用的卸载工具)
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/myuninst.html


Sumatra PDF Portable (PDF Reader)
http://portableapps.com/apps/office/sumatra_pdf_portable


Keepass--Protect your password
http://keepass.info/

italc--Local network computer projector, for team learning and team computer control.
http://italc.sourceforge.net

Desktops--Virtual Windows desktop manager, just like linux multi-desktop
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881.aspx

EyeDefender--Alert you when you have used computer for a period
http://eterlab.com/

Locate--Just the linux locate command
http://locate32.webhop.org/

WordWeb--English thesaurus and dictionary lookup
http://wordweb.info/free/

how to change file folder in subversion

Subversion是一个非常好的Source版本控制软件.
TortoiseSVN是一个Windows平台上Subversion客户端. 操作非常方便, 但有一个问题是: 在TortoiseSVN的菜单中, 怎么也找不到Move file to...或者是change file folder这样的菜单项目, 不知道怎样才能移动文件.
google一搜, 才发现不仅仅是我有这样的困惑.
实际上TortoiseSVN已经考虑了这个问题, 只不过它不是将功能体现在菜单项上, 右键拖拉一个文件到一个versioned folder, 就会出现看到TortoiseSVN已经为你提供了移动功能.

http://svn.haxx.se/tsvnusers/archive-2006-02/0167.shtml