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--- lirec:version_control_guide [2009-02-04 15:07] – davegriffiths
+++ lirec:version_control_guide [2009-02-04 15:10] – davegriffiths
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 The general idea is that code lives on a remote server, and you keep a local copy of the source on your hard drive. You edit files and compile as normal then 'commit' your changes to the remote server. You also need to periodically update your code to get changes that other people have made.
-The smaller the changes, and the more frequently you check in code, the less hassle you will cause for yourself and other people. This is an example day's work:
+The smaller the changes, and the more frequently you commit code, the less hassle you will cause for yourself and other people in the long run. This is an example day's work:
   * First thing, updated to get the latest code
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 =====SVN Basics=====
-I've set up the lirec svn repository with a dummy project called 'sandbox' that you can play with and break to your heart's content. This guide is written for the commandline version of svn, if you use Windows and prefer buttons to press, read through this document anyway and then have a look at [[http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/|Tortoise SVN]]. I'll update this with a guide for using that as soon as I get myself a Windows install.
+I've set up the lirec svn repository with a dummy project called 'sandbox' that you can play with and break to your heart's content. This guide is written for the commandline version of svn, if you prefer buttons to press, read through this document anyway as the concepts are the same, and then have a look at [[http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/|Tortoise SVN]]. [TODO - update this with a guide for using that.]
 Firstly svn likes to know what editor you like to use so it can launch it to ask you to input comments for your code commits. Put this in your .bashrc: