[mapserver-commits] r8184 - trunk/docs/development

[svn at osgeo.org]

Author: hobu
Date: 2008-12-03 10:53:23 -0500 (Wed, 03 Dec 2008)
New Revision: 8184

Added:
   trunk/docs/development/svn.txt
Log:
add svn doc

Added: trunk/docs/development/svn.txt
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+.. _svn:
+
+*****************************************************************************
+ Subversion
+*****************************************************************************
+
+Code Developer's Subversion Access
+==================================
+
+MapServer's source code and documentation are under Subversion control.
+Subversion access is mostly intended for use by developers, but users can also
+access the MapServer source between releases as it is being developed. CVS
+access is only recommended for those who need the absolute latest and greatest
+code, if they are not afraid of getting their hands dirty building the source.
+The Subversion version does not contain `GD <http://www.boutell.com/gd/>`__ or
+any of the support libraries, and it requires flex and bison to build it.
+Building MapScript will also require `SWIG <http://www.swig.org>`__ be
+installed on your machine. Here's how to access the read-only source:
+
+1. Install a Subversion client, see `Subversion Homepage
+   <http://subversion.tigris.org/>`__ for more information. TortoiseSVN is a good
+   solution if you are on Windows, and most Unixes should have a client
+   available.
+
+2. Issue `svn co https://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver/trunk/mapserver mapserver` to
+   check out a copy of the current trunk into your working directory.
+
+Support Libraries
+=============================
+
+Information about supporting libraries and how to compile MapServer from
+source can be found in the :ref:`unix`.
+
+
+How to Obtain Commit Access
+=============================
+
+If you find yourself submitting a lot of patches to `Trac
+<http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver>`__, or you would like to be an active
+developer that picks up the maintenance of a portion of MapServer, contact
+Steve Lime or one of the other developers. To obtain Subversion commit access,
+an individual must:
+
+- demonstrate expertise about a specific area 
+- be willing to put more time into the project than just the short term
+  (dumping code into the project and providing no way to maintain it is almost
+  as bad as having no code at all)
+- be active instead of casual about the project.
+- election of Subversion committers is covered in :ref:`rfc7`
+
+Subversion Web View
+===================
+
+You can find an html viewer for the Subversion repository at
+http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser
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