On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Pietro Moras <studio...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > more specific questions > > My pleasure, dear Geoff, > Here you have some very Specific Questions. > > SQ1] How to get what I presume is a nice Subversion prompt: > > $ > > There is no prompt, other than terminal. Read the redbook please... or #> svn --help CollabNet ( http://www.collab.net/downloads/subversion/ ) makes the most well known Windows ports of the software, with regular Windows installers for the software. Look for Subversion Edge: A certified software stack containing the latest versions of Subversion, Apache, and ViewVC: That's the fastest way to get started on Windows, IMO. Used to be free, don't know if it is anymore. OR -- The other thing you might want to do is sign up for a free trial at SpringLoops.com or Beanstalkapp.com -- there you can have the "Subversion Server" part all figured out for you, so you can play with the client only. Configuring the server is somewhat non-trivial for a beginner especially. on one of my standard Windows machines, so to test the wonderful Subversion > commands so eloquently described by the mentioned self-declared Official > Guide and Reference Manual, so practically useless at the very beginning of > a learning process; that is, exactly when you need most practical and > effective information and support? > > SQ2] Why should I go scrabbling and begging via Google for practical, > operative info, I'd reasonably expected to find right away at page 1 on the > mentioned book, or at the page 1 on the Subversion web site? > > Because lots of people have posted lots of info and tutorials on the topic. > SQ3] Am I the first Subversion potential user starting from scratch? > Everybody else knowing how to set-up a Subversion environment even > before beginning to use it? > Nope, they all went to Google and the Redbean book. > Of course thank you for pointing me to the right direction. Of course. > All the best. Yours, > - P.M. > > You're welcome -
