Version Control with Subversion

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Subversion and DeltaV

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was to have any interoperability features, support for DeltaV autoversioning would

be the best approach.

To activate autoversioning in mod_dav_svn, use the

SVNAutoversioning directive

within the httpd.conf

Location block, like so:

<Location /repos>

DAV svn

SVNPath /absolute/path/to/repository

SVNAutoversioning on

</Location>

Normally, if a generic WebDAV client attempted a PUT to a path within your reposi-

tory location, mod_dav_svn would outright reject the request. (It normally only

allows such operations on working resources within DeltaV activities.) With

SVNAutoversioning turned on, however, the server interprets the PUT request as an

internal

MKACTIVITY, CHECKOUT, PUT, and CHECKIN. A generic log message is auto-gener-

ated, and a new filesystem revision is created.

Because so many operating systems already have integrated WebDAV abilities, the

use-case for this feature borders on fantastical: imagine an office of ordinary users

running Microsoft Windows or Mac OS. Each computer mounts the Subversion

repository, which appears to be an ordinary network share. They use the server as

they always do: open files from the server, edit them, and save them back to the

server. But in this fantasy, the server is automatically versioning everything. Later on,

a sysadmin ...