[mythtv-users] How to use SVN for most recent improvements

scott at tbwifi.ca scott at tbwifi.ca
Wed Aug 15 17:50:03 UTC 2007


I use Mandriva 2007 which has limited support I'm afaid.  I compiled my
own versions of Myth from the source downloads on the main download page. 
I assume that using the svn is similar?

> On 8/15/07, Mitch Gore <mitchell.gore at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 8/15/07, scott at tbwifi.ca <scott at tbwifi.ca> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Mitch,
>> >
>> > I am sorry.  Perhaps I came across the wrong way.  I have read and
>> > realized that there is another technique to getting the latest updates
>> > via
>> > something called SVN.  I previously referred to this site:
>> >
>> > http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/
>> >
>> > When I read it, I had some reservation to just try it out without
>> > somemore
>> > background.  It looked to be more for developers.  I've since referred
>> > to
>> >
>> > http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Development/Howto/Subversion
>> >
>> > http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/wiki/TracGuide
>> >
>> >
>> > http://developer.berlios.de/docman/display_doc.php?docid=394&group_id=2#checkssh/
>> >
>> > I'm not sure that I'm any clearer.  I suppose I'll just try the
>> commands
>> >
>> > listed and see what happens.  Is there an RPM needed to make the svn
>> > command work?  I guess I'll find out...
>> >
>> > svn co http://svn.mythtv.org/svn/trunk/mythtv
>> > svn co http://svn.mythtv.org/svn/trunk/mythplugins
>> > svn co http://svn.mythtv.org/svn/trunk/myththemes
>> >
>> >
>> > If there is something I'm missing however, a quick one or two liner
>> > would
>> > be appreciated.
>> >
>> > SFS
>>
>>
>>
>> you have to install svn.  If in fedora (assuming since you said rpm)  do
>> a
>> 'yum install svn'
>>  Then when you run svn... like you said it will download the lastest svn
>> version.  Just start hacking away.  that what i did.  when you get
>> errors
>> post em and ppl will help.
>>
>> mitchell
>>
>
>
> If you are on fedora,
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Upgrading_To_SVNshould get you
> pretty far.
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