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Update: The Command Line Tools for Xcode 5 include SVN 1.7.10.
I downloaded the latest version of Eclipse and Subclipse for my new work Macbook Pro. When I ran
svn
commands in Terminal I received some odd messages. After some confusion, I realized Subclipse checked out the repository using SVN version 1.7. Unfortunately Mac OS X Mountain Lion runs SVN version 1.6.I could have downgraded Subclipse. However, I had already checked out several repositories. Furthermore, I liked the smaller footprint of SVN 1.7. Umplayer for mac. In typical lazy developer fashion, I went with updating SVN to version 1.7 for Mac OS X.
To give due credit, the foundations of this post came from a post on Building SVN 1.7. Although I expanded on it, I encourage you to read the original post. For completeness, I outlined the full process below.
Note: To compile and install SVN 1.7 you need Xcode with the Command Line Tools installed.
Download the SVN Source
Note: You may need to update the
curl
command to download the latest SVN 1.7 source.Build and Install SVN
The default SVN install on Mac OS X uses neon. neon allows you to connect to remote SVN repositories via HTTP and HTTPS. Lines 2-7 installs neon. Line 8 builds SVN using the
--with-neon
configuration flag.Using the New SVN
Your environment will still use SVN version installed with Mac OS X:
![Svn Svn](/uploads/1/3/4/0/134054479/641814298.jpg)
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Autodesk inventor for macs. To use the SVN version you just installed, you can update your
PATH
. Assuming you are using the bash shell, add or edit the following line in your ~/.bash_profile
:Tortoisesvn For Mac Free
You should now see the SVN version you installed:
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