How to download Ra-Ajax using Subversion
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In this blog I want to explain how to download Ra-Ajax using Subversion. For those of you that are not familiar with Subversion, it is a web application used for source code control. I want to explain how I use TortoiseSVN, which is one of many Subversion clients to access the source code of Ra-Ajax. I use TortoiseSVN because it plays well Windows Explorer and it is free.
Installing TortoiseSVN
1. Download the latest installer from http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads. As of this posting, the current release is 1.5.4.
2. Run the installer, choosing all default options.
3. Reboot. You need to
reboot to allow for the integration of TortoiseSVN with Windows Explorer.
Downloading the Code
1. Choose a location that you want to download the code to, and create a folder. For this example, I'm going to create a master folder called SVN which sits at the root of my C:\ drive and another one inside it called ra-ajax. The full path to the project folder is C:\svn\ra-ajax
2. Right-click on the project folder, and select SVN Checkout.
3. In the empty text box under the word "Url of repository:" enter the following text and click "OK":
http://ra-ajax.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/
4. TortoiseSVN will begin downloading the latest code. Be patient: This initial download may take a few seconds to get started, and several minutes to complete.
5. That's it! just double-click on the .SLN file hit F5 and you are on your way.
5. From this point forward, whenever you want to get the latest code, all you have to do is right click on the project folder and select
SVN Update.