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Re: svn question - is ~/svn/gcc/trunk for tests?
Quoting Paul Thomas <paulthomas2@wanadoo.fr>:
> >You are aware of gcc.gnu.org/wiki/SvnHelp, I hope?
> >
> >
> Absolutely. It is not stated sufficiently explicitly there, for
> somebody as slow-witted as me, that ~/branch is the one to play with.
> Why will this be shutdown? Will not mainline be called gcc? Anyway,
> one evening should be enough.
I think we may have been talking slightly past eachother. First, I didn't
realize that the wiki page doesn't say that the current svn repository is an
experimental playground, and may be tried any way one wants (including the
trunk). Either this info was removed when the page was overhauled, or it was
only ever said in the announcement mail. Second, the experimental repository
will be shutdown because the final, up-to-date repository which will be created
later tonight and tomorrow, will then be put into the place of the experimental
repository.
> BTW Version 1.1 of svn is bundled in with FC3. I notice that 1.3 is
> recommended. Will anything very bad happen if I continue to use 1.1?
> It seems alright..... so far.
No, svn is intended to be backwards compatible. Performance in 1.2 should be
better, 1.3 will severely reduce disk usage, from ~900MB to ~640MB (see
<http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-10/msg00758.html>). I don't know if there are
more powerful commands or whatnot in 1.2 or 1.3, the basic commands are all
there in 1.1 (which is the version I've used before for other stuff).
Cheers,
- Tobi