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Re: IDL 7 and Subversion [message #57716 is a reply to message #57581]

Mon, 17 December 2007 12:18

David Fanning
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b_gom@hotmail.com writes:

> Looks like a great resource, but I have a couple of questions:
>
> -Can you say whether it is "worth it" to set up subversion? What are
> the benefits and do they outweigh the hassle of setting it up and the
> learning curve for using it?

Probably not worth it if you are running scheduled backups
every 10 minutes, but otherwise, yes, it's worth it. :-)

I'm not sure it is a "hassle" to set up. *If* you know
what you are doing, and you get the correct stuff, and
you know where to look for the things you need, it is
really quite easy. It's the fact that none of this is
spelled out for you anywhere that is the problem. This
guide just condenses what you need to know into a couple
of pages. (Well, more than a couple, but there are lots
of pictures so you can't make a mistake.)

Actually, *using* Subversion (at least the way I am
using it) is so easy as to be laughable. Everyone can
learn this in about two minutes.

> -On the webpage you state that this is designed for a single user. How
> much of the guide is useful for a multi-user environment?

I set the repository up as a file-based system, since that is
dead easy and can be done on a single-user computer. I don't
think it is much harder to set it up on an Apache server, but
then you have to get the server running, etc. I've done that,
but it really seemed like overkill for what I needed. I have
pointed to excellent instructions for doing this, but I haven't
included them in my Guide. I might, if there is sufficient
interest.

If a server and Subversion repository is already up and
running, then this Guide is still valuable (IMHO) for how
to attach to the darn thing and where to find the commands
you are going to need to use to check files in and out of
IDL and do other Subversion things. I show you how to set IDL
up to work with files that are already in the repository, or
to actually put files into the repository from within IDL.
All of this is the same for all versions of IDL, since it is
a Workbench issue. I found most of the commands I needed
obscure and hidden from sight. The Guide shows you where
to find them, and in what order (most important!) to execute
them.

Cheers,

David
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		IDL 7 and Subversion By: David Fanning on Mon, 17 December 2007 09:00
		Re: IDL 7 and Subversion By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 18 December 2007 07:44
		Re: IDL 7 and Subversion By: David Fanning on Tue, 18 December 2007 06:28
		Re: IDL 7 and Subversion By: David Fanning on Tue, 18 December 2007 06:00
		Re: IDL 7 and Subversion By: David Fanning on Tue, 18 December 2007 05:58
		Re: IDL 7 and Subversion By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 18 December 2007 05:40
		Re: IDL 7 and Subversion By: Michi on Tue, 18 December 2007 02:22
		Re: IDL 7 and Subversion By: David Fanning on Mon, 17 December 2007 12:18
		Re: IDL 7 and Subversion By: b_gom on Mon, 17 December 2007 11:51
		Re: IDL 7 and Subversion By: David Fanning on Mon, 17 December 2007 09:05

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