The Tortoise SVN is extremely easy to use, basically right click on a
folder and select update and that is it, you will get you source copy
updated. If you have made personal changes to you copy it keeps them
by updating the file instead of replacing it.
I have no clue if you have bad experiences with other SVN sources,
but Tortoise is easy as could be.
If you want some help in trying it out let me know.
At 11:49 AM 4/16/2006, you wrote:
I have a Flex on order,.. It is due to ship in a couple of three weeks.
Part of my purchasing decision was to have ready access to source and Beta
releases.
I'll call Gerald Monday moring and explain that he can cancel my order if I
have to deal with SVN.
So there! IS that a simple enough business decision for Gerald?
-Dan K6KDK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Don AE5K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Am I Missing Something? Or Is Everyone?
> I must agree with Don on this. I really like using and playing with the
> beta versions. It is the joy of experimenting that makes the SDR unique.
> There needs to be an easier way to download and use the beta versions. I
> also agree with Gerald along the lines of business sense. One has to
> present the SDR as stable and ready to go to the majority of operators.
> That being said, I still like the idea of easy downloads of beta versions.
> 73,
> Dale AA5XE
>
> Don AE5K wrote:
>
> >At the risk of getting my hands slapped (yes, this list now has a bunch
> >of "Thou Shall Nots..." which are hard to keep up with)...
> >
> >In a recent communication to this list, Gerald wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>That is to publish BOTH the source and the executable code on
> >>the SVN server and you will have access. You do NOT need to compile any
> >>code to get and run the latest.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Sounds good!
> >
> >So, I believed Gerald and decided to try out the very latest "alpha". I
> >am sorely unexperienced with Subversion, but have TortoiseSVN installed
> >on my Windows 2000 machine that I've been using in the past to run
> >PowerSDR. Briefly, here are my experiences last evening:
> >
> >1. Made a directory to hold the svn stuff and clicked on the only thing
> >I could find that would download from the URI given by Tim E. the other
> >day. Lucky I have a DSL connection out here in the boondocks of the
> >Ozarks ... it took more than several minutes. Ended up with 95.9 MB
> >(with 172 MB of disk space taken up) in the directory, including 5660
> >files and 714 folders!
> >
> >2. Made my way to the "release" folder under trunk->bin and found a
> >"powersdr.exe". Clicking on it started up the "wisdom" program for a
> >few minutes. Then, instead of starting up the PowerSDR console, it told
> >me of a fatal error: "File or assembly name
> >Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput of one of its dependencies was not found"
> >
> >3. Copied powersdr.exe into it's own folder and started it. Now I
> >consistently get a fatal error which starts out: "The system cannot find
> >the file specified ... at
> >System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEX (ProcessStartInfo
> >startInfo)" and continuing with 4 more lines similar.
> >
> >Even though I might be considered a "software type", my expertise is not
> >in the area of svn or MS Windows.
> >
> >It used to be simple to try a new beta version. Just download a couple
> >megabyte file and go. Gerald, it just isn't that way any more!
> >
> >What am I missing? (besides some files) Maybe some good directions on
> >how to use subversion and to properly execute the latest alpha? Or do
> >those who wish to try out the latest need to become software gurus?
> >
> >I can accept the shift ... but I feel many of us are now left out.
> >
> >73,
> >Don AE5K
> >
> >
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