SVN branches

Game Mechanics
#1

hi

An off topic question. I know, you guys managed to create SVN branches on the JOODE sourceforge project. I tried to create a branch for the Xith3D project, but I failed. Could you maybe tell me, how this is done?

I tried to use the Branch/Tag dialog in Eclipse/Subclipse. The branches folder exists. So I typed a new subfolder “branches/0.9.0” in the destination field and clicked ok, but only got a “forbidden” message. Then I tried to create a subfolder in the branches folder through tortoise named “0.9.0”. Then I tried what I did first, but got a “this folder already exists” message.

So what do I have to do?

Marvin

#2

Yeah I checked out the SVN repository at command prompt. Then created a branches directory and committed it. Then I did an svn COPY from trunk to the sub dir. Thats the way the manual says to create branches. I dunno how you would translate that into eclipe, perhaps you can’t.

#3

Thanks, Tom, for the prompt answer :). I checked out the project through svn command line and got a directory with trunk, tags and branches. Then I created a folder named “0.9.0” under the branches folder. Then did a “svn commit -m bla”, but nothing happened. Do I have to mark the new folder as to be included in SVN? And how do I do that?

Thanks.

Marvin

#4

OK, found, how to add folders. Now I have a subfolder under branches (under version control) and ran a “svn copy …”, but still got a “Forbidden” message. Any idea?

Marvin

#5

OK, I found the solution somewhere on the net. When using the svn copy command with sourceforge repositories, you have to use
https://[project-name].svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/[project-name]/trunk
instead of
https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/[project-name]/trunk
which is a bit confusion ???

Thanks anyway, Tom.

Maybe this thread is useful for others having the same problem.

Marvin

#6

Ahhhhh. Yeah, the svn.sourceforge.XXXX addresses are depricated on sourceforge. I suppose I must have had mine updated by the time I did the branch. I bet that was the same reason why bigger could not create the branch himself…