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how to use svn in eclipes
the orginal post is @ http://blog.punchbarrel.com/2008/06/30/using-the-new-subversion-integration-in-eclipse-ganymede/
Using the new subversion integration in Eclipse Ganymede
Like many other developers I was keen to try out the recent Eclipse Ganymede release. In particular I wanted to try the new subversion integration (”subversive”) to see if it is any better than the old (”subclipse”) plugin I used to use with Europa.
Getting the new subversion working was surprisingly tricky. Obvious choices simply do not work, and the error messages do not give quite enough information to solve the problem. Add to this that some of the names of locations and updates can easily be misconstrued and you have a recipe for confusion.
For example, the error message presented if you try to use the subversive plugin without installing any third-party connectors is the only-partially-helpful:
SVN: ‘0×00400006: Validate Repository Location’ operation finished with error: Selected SVN connector library is not available or cannot be loaded.
If you selected native JavaHL connector, please check if binaries are available or install and select pure Java Subversion connector from the plug-in connectors update site.
If connectors already installed then you can change the selected one at: Window->Preferences->Team->SVN->SVN Client.
Selected SVN connector library is not available or cannot be loaded.
If you selected native JavaHL connector, please check if binaries are available or install and select pure Java Subversion connector from the plug-in connectors update site.
If connectors already installed then you can change the selected one at: Window->Preferences->Team->SVN->SVN Client.
I think the Eclipse folks have potentially missed something important here - checking out a project or three from subversion is almost always the way I start when I want to evaluate an IDE.
Anyway, here are a set of steps which should result in a working Eclipse Ganymede with the new subversion:
Get the basic subversion integration plugin from the eclipse download site
Select Help::Software Updates from the menu bar
Unfold Ganymede::Collaboration Tools
Select SVN Team Provider (Incubation)
Click install… and follow the instructions, including a restart of Eclipse
Resist the temptation to try and use the plugin at this point. It won’t work and you will get the above confusing message about connectors.
Get the third party SVN connectors from a different update site
Select Help::Software Updates from the menu bar
Click Add Site…
Enter http://www.polarion.org/projects/subversive/download/eclipse/2.0/update-site/ and Click OK
Unfold the new site :: Subversive SVN Connectors
Select appropriate connectors. In my case I selected Subversive SVN Connectors, SVNKit 1.1.7, and SVNKit 1.2.0
Click install… and follow the instructions, including a restart of Eclipse
You should now be able to either Window::Show View::Other…::SVN Repositories or Window::Open Perspective::Other…::SVN Repository Exploring and add repositories to your hearts’s content.
Please let me know if your process differs from this, or if you have any corrections or suggestions.
Using the new subversion integration in Eclipse Ganymede
Like many other developers I was keen to try out the recent Eclipse Ganymede release. In particular I wanted to try the new subversion integration (”subversive”) to see if it is any better than the old (”subclipse”) plugin I used to use with Europa.
Getting the new subversion working was surprisingly tricky. Obvious choices simply do not work, and the error messages do not give quite enough information to solve the problem. Add to this that some of the names of locations and updates can easily be misconstrued and you have a recipe for confusion.
For example, the error message presented if you try to use the subversive plugin without installing any third-party connectors is the only-partially-helpful:
SVN: ‘0×00400006: Validate Repository Location’ operation finished with error: Selected SVN connector library is not available or cannot be loaded.
If you selected native JavaHL connector, please check if binaries are available or install and select pure Java Subversion connector from the plug-in connectors update site.
If connectors already installed then you can change the selected one at: Window->Preferences->Team->SVN->SVN Client.
Selected SVN connector library is not available or cannot be loaded.
If you selected native JavaHL connector, please check if binaries are available or install and select pure Java Subversion connector from the plug-in connectors update site.
If connectors already installed then you can change the selected one at: Window->Preferences->Team->SVN->SVN Client.
I think the Eclipse folks have potentially missed something important here - checking out a project or three from subversion is almost always the way I start when I want to evaluate an IDE.
Anyway, here are a set of steps which should result in a working Eclipse Ganymede with the new subversion:
Get the basic subversion integration plugin from the eclipse download site
Select Help::Software Updates from the menu bar
Unfold Ganymede::Collaboration Tools
Select SVN Team Provider (Incubation)
Click install… and follow the instructions, including a restart of Eclipse
Resist the temptation to try and use the plugin at this point. It won’t work and you will get the above confusing message about connectors.
Get the third party SVN connectors from a different update site
Select Help::Software Updates from the menu bar
Click Add Site…
Enter http://www.polarion.org/projects/subversive/download/eclipse/2.0/update-site/ and Click OK
Unfold the new site :: Subversive SVN Connectors
Select appropriate connectors. In my case I selected Subversive SVN Connectors, SVNKit 1.1.7, and SVNKit 1.2.0
Click install… and follow the instructions, including a restart of Eclipse
You should now be able to either Window::Show View::Other…::SVN Repositories or Window::Open Perspective::Other…::SVN Repository Exploring and add repositories to your hearts’s content.
Please let me know if your process differs from this, or if you have any corrections or suggestions.
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