Just a quick note to anyone
looking to get Subversion
(open-source version control system) up and running quickly.
The simplest,
get-it-running-now guide is actually in the TortiseSVN
help. There is lots of info in the actual Subversion
manual, but it’s more oriented to a subversion administrator and describes
installing subversion as…
The easiest way to get Subversion is to download a binary package
built for your operating system. Subversion’s website
(http://subversion.tigris.org) often has these packages available for download,
posted by volunteers.
That’s it. While factually correct, it’s not
particularly helpful if you have never set it up before. Once I found the
description in the TortiseSVN help, it’s really quite simple:
Install Apache Webserver (msi windows installer) Step 2: Install
Subversion (windows installer) Step 3: Open beer. Step 4: Minor
config file meddling (help doc shows you what to do line by line) Step 5:
Connect to the repository with your client of choice (TortiseSVN is a good
start) Step 6: Toast yourself for a job well done. Really, quite
easy – and thus there is no excuse for not using a source control system!
