That's not what I was implying. Arthus Erea I believe was saying that after a user uploads a zip file we can use auto commit to commit the zip to svn, I was saying "it's just as simple to use normal commit method" because if we're creating a script there is no need to use auto commit. -- Benjamin Hutchins
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Arthus Erea <[email protected]> wrote: > No, that's definitely not as simple... > Any designer can easily zip up their theme, go to a website, and upload > their zip. > > Committing to SVN requires: downloading/installing SVN client, checking out > svn, transferring files into svn, getting commit access, and finally > committing. > > Clearly, uploading an archive is significantly simpler than a normal commit > method. > > On Jan 11, 2009, at 1:58 PM, Benjamin Hutchins wrote: > > That might be a method to do it. However, if they're uploading an archive > it's just as simple to use a normal commit method. > -- > Benjamin Hutchins > > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Arthus Erea <[email protected]>wrote: > >> As I see it, svn auto-commit would be *part* of the solution. >> It is relatively easy for us to create a simple PHP script to create a web >> GUI where you can upload a zip into a directory. If we make a script to then >> unzip it, svn can autocommit. >> >> On Jan 10, 2009, at 4:29 PM, Benjamin Hutchins wrote: >> >> This would require us explaining how to network mount to people though. >> Wouldn't that be just the same as explaining how to commit via SVN? >> -- >> Benjamin Hutchins >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Chris J. Davis <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> It is a dir that they mount via webdav usually. Anything saved within >>> that dir is automatically versioned. No commit messages, but also no / >>> trunk/tag etc. Just one big dir to dump in. >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> On Jan 10, 2009, at 2:45 PM, ringmaster wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > On Jan 10, 7:57 am, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> The solution that you are asking for (minus putting stuff in zip >>> >> files) is called svn auto-commit. Make a directory auto-commit, and >>> >> tell people to put stuff there. All done. >>> > >>> > Most folks who are not svn-savvy will fail to include the trunk/tag/ >>> > branches components of the repo in their archive. A more involved >>> > automated process with a friendly interface for entering version >>> > numbers would eliminate the need for any svn knowledge. >>> > >>> > I'm not familiar with svn auto-commit. Is it a web server >>> > technology? Got a link? >>> > What do people need to know to put stuff into it? >>> > >>> > Owen >>> > >>> > > >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
