From users-return-2053-daniel=haxx.se@subversion.apache.org Fri Apr 9 10:42:19 2010 Return-Path: Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by giant.haxx.se (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-9) with SMTP id o398gITu032209 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:42:18 +0200 Received: (qmail 83220 invoked by uid 500); 9 Apr 2010 08:42:13 -0000 Mailing-List: contact users-help@subversion.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list users@subversion.apache.org Received: (qmail 83213 invoked by uid 99); 9 Apr 2010 08:42:13 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:42:13 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=10.0 tests=AWL,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [80.67.18.44] (HELO smtprelay02.ispgateway.de) (80.67.18.44) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:42:05 +0000 Received: from [70.253.88.218] (helo=[192.168.7.75]) by smtprelay02.ispgateway.de with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1O09mV-00038W-KV; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:41:39 +0200 Subject: Re: Getting started with Subversion. Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Ryan Schmidt In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 03:41:36 -0500 Cc: users@subversion.apache.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: Thomas Garrod X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) X-Df-Sender: 368818 On Apr 8, 2010, at 20:01, Thomas Garrod wrote: > OK, I'm a complete rube. I don't know the second thing about = Subversion (I know it is version control). I need Subversion, and I = don't know where to start. Here are a few facts: >=20 > 1. I have a foundation. > 2. I need collaborators to be able to work together virtually sharing = development files. > 3. We are working with graphics, .swf, .as, .fla, XML, XSLT, audio and = video files. > 4. Google Project uses Subversion. > 5. I have a Mac with 10.5.8 OS > 6. I don't know where to start with Subversion. >=20 > I don't know what a binary package is, but I do know I need to have a = version of Subversion on my Mac. Others will need to have a version for = Windows. Let's start with me, what do I need to download? Looking at the = options for Mac OS X, I have no idea which to chose. >=20 > Can someone give me a start? Welcome. Please do read the book, as someone else already mentioned. = It's free, extensive, informative, and well-written. A binary package is a pre-compiled package of software you can simply = install and run, without needing to compile. There are several binary = packages of Subversion available for Mac OS X from different people. = There is also MacPorts and Fink, with which you can automatically = compile Subversion for Mac OS X. Note however that Apple has already = included a copy of Subversion for you with every copy of Mac OS X 10.5 = and greater; this may already be sufficient for you, if you don't = require the very latest version of Subversion.