Josemar Furegatti de Abreu Silva: Install SVN 1.8 on CentOS

1. Introduction

This post shows how to install SVN 1.8 into CentOS 6.5.

2. Pre-conditions

2.1. Install Apache HTTP Server

# echo "Check if httpd (Apache Server) is installed and running ..."
# service httpd status
httpd (pid 1665) is running...
#
# echo "Install httpd (apache server) if needed ..."
# yum install httpd
# service httpd restart
# chkconfig httpd on

2.2. Setup Yum Repository for SVN Subversion

# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/wandisco-svn.repo
[WandiscoSVN]
name=Wandisco SVN Repo
baseurl=http://opensource.wandisco.com/centos/$releasever/svn-1.8/RPMS/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

2.3. Install Subversion Package

Before installing latest package remove existing subversion
# yum remove subversion*
# yum clean all
# yum install subversion
# svn --version
svn, version 1.8.16 (r1740329)
compiled Apr 26 2016, 13:16:01 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
Copyright (C) 2016 The Apache Software Foundation.
This software consists of contributions made by many people;
see the NOTICE file for more information.
Subversion is open source software, see http://subversion.apache.org/

The following repository access (RA) modules are available:

* ra_svn : Module for accessing a repository using the svn network protocol.
- with Cyrus SASL authentication
- handles 'svn' scheme
* ra_local : Module for accessing a repository on local disk.
- handles 'file' scheme
* ra_serf : Module for accessing a repository via WebDAV protocol using serf.
- using serf 1.3.7
- handles 'http' scheme
- handles 'https' scheme

2.4. Install Subversion with Apache - Mod_Dav_SVN

# yum install subversion mod_dav_svn
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.globo.com
* epel: mirror.globo.com
* extras: mirror.globo.com
* updates: mirror.globo.com
Setting up Install Process
Package subversion-1.8.16-1.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mod_dav_svn.x86_64 0:1.8.16-1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================
Installing:
mod_dav_svn x86_64 1.8.16-1 WandiscoSVN 77 k
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Total download size: 77 k
Installed size: 216 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
mod_dav_svn-1.8.16-1.x86_64.rpm | 77 kB 00:01
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : mod_dav_svn-1.8.16-1.x86_64 1/1
Stopping httpd: [ OK ]
Starting httpd: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName
[ OK ]
Verifying : mod_dav_svn-1.8.16-1.x86_64 1/1
Installed:
mod_dav_svn.x86_64 0:1.8.16-1
Complete!

2.5. Configure Subversion with Apache - MOD_DAV_SVN

# vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/subversion.conf
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| LoadModule dav_svn_module modules/mod_dav_svn.so |
| LoadModule authz_svn_module modules/mod_authz_svn.so |
| |
| Alias /svn /var/svn |
| |
| <Location /svn> |
| DAV svn |
| SVNPath /var/svn/myrepo/ |
| AuthType Basic |
| AuthName "SVN Repo" |
| AuthUserFile /etc/svn-users |
| Require valid-user |
| </Location> |
+------------------------------------------------------------+

2.6. Create First SVN Repository

# cd /var
# mkdir /var/svn
# cd /var/svn
# svnadmin create myrepo
#
# echo "don't forget to give permission to apache"
# don't forget to give permission to apache
#
# chown apache:apache -R /var/svn

2.7. Create SVN Users ( /etc/svn-users )

# touch /etc/svn-users
# htpasswd -m /etc/svn-users admin
# htpasswd -m /etc/svn-users user1
# htpasswd -m /etc/svn-users user2

2.8. Create SVN Authorizations ( /etc/svn-users )

# vim /etc/svn-authz
#
# Define groups
#
[groups]
admins = admin
users = user1, user2
devteams = user1, user2

#
# Default access rule for ALL repositories:
# - Everyone can read, admins can write, hacker is excluded.
#
[/]
* = r
@admins = rw
hacker =

# echo "restart httpd service"
restart httpd service
# service httpd stop; service httpd start
Stopping httpd: [ OK ]
Starting httpd: [ OK ]

2.9. Create your first project on SVN repository

# svn mkdir http://localhost/svn/_templateSvnProject -m "Creating default _templateSvnProject"
Committed revision 1.
#
# echo "You don't need to execute following commands! It's only for demo purpose"
You don't need to execute following commands! It's only for demo purpose
#

# svn mkdir http://localhost/svn/testing-remove -m "Creating project only for testing remove project"

Committed revision 2.
#

# svn delete http://localhost/svn/testing-remove -m "Deleting a created project only for testing"
Committed revision 3.

2.9. Create your project structure using best practices

# cd ~
# mkdir my-svn-working-copy
# mkdir my-svn-working-copy/_templateSvnProject
# mkdir my-svn-working-copy/_templateSvnProject/branches
# mkdir my-svn-working-copy/_templateSvnProject/tags
# mkdir my-svn-working-copy/_templateSvnProject/trunk
# echo "Project Template using SVN best practices" > my-svn-working-copy/_templateSvnProject/trunk/README.txt
# ls -R my-svn-working-copy/
my-svn-working-copy/:
_templateSvnProject

my-svn-working-copy/_templateSvnProject:
branches tags trunk

my-svn-working-copy/_templateSvnProject/branches:

my-svn-working-copy/_templateSvnProject/tags:

my-svn-working-copy/_templateSvnProject/trunk:
README.txt

2.10. Import your project structure and contents to repository

# echo "Go to working directory"
Go to working directory
# cd ~/my-svn-working-copy
# echo "Go to project directory"
Go to project directory
# cd _templateSvnProject
# pwd
/root/my-svn-working-copy/_templateSvnProject
# ls
branches tags trunk
#
# svn import -m "First Check-in" --username admin --password admin http://localhost/svn/_templateSvnProject
Adding branches
Adding tags
Adding trunk
Adding trunk/README.txt

Committed revision 4.

2.11. Access repository in your browser

Access http://127.0.0.1/svn/myrepo/

+--------------------------------------------+

| URL: http://127.0.0.1/svn/myrepo/ |GO| |

+--------------------------------------------+

| |

| +----------------------------+ |

| | Autenticacao obrigatória | |

| | +------------+ | |

| | +------------+ | |

| | +------------+ | |

| +----------------------------+ |

| |

+--------------------------------------------+

Subversion shows repository

+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| svn - Revision 4: / |
| |
| _templateSvnProject/ |
| |
| |
| Powered by Apache Subversion version 1.8.16 (r1740329). |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+

Click on link "_templateSvnProject"

And after on link "trunk"

+--------------------------------------------------------------+

2.12. Check out your project from repository

Now you must have faith. You will remove all your local files and check project out from repository in your SVN local copy

# echo "Go to working directory"

Go to working directory

# cd ~/my-svn-working-copy

# ls
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Sep 12 15:13 _templateSvnProject
# rm -rf ./_templateSvnProject
# ls -la
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 12 15:26 .
dr-xr-x---. 7 root root 4096 Sep 12 15:13 ..
# echo "Oh my God! Be calm. You believe in repository, don't you?"
echo "Oh my God! Be calm. You believe in repository, don't you?"
# svn checkout --username admin --password admin http://localhost/svn/_templateSvnProject
A _templateSvnProject/trunk
A _templateSvnProject/branches
A _templateSvnProject/tags
A _templateSvnProject/trunk/README.txt
Checked out revision 4.

# cd ~/my-svn-working-copy
# ls -lR
.:
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Sep 12 15:31 _templateSvnProject
./_templateSvnProject:
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 12 15:31 branches
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 12 15:31 tags
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 12 15:31 trunk
./_templateSvnProject/branches:
total 0
./_templateSvnProject/tags:
total 0
./_templateSvnProject/trunk:
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42 Sep 12 15:31 README.txt