for developers

I recently had to move our main Subversion repository to a new server the other day, so I thought I would pass along this quick how-to.

To move a Subversion repository from one system to another you only have to enter a couple of easy subversion commands. To start, go to the source system and at a command prompt or terminal window type:

svnadmin dump /path/to/repository > repository-name.dmp

If the dump file is rather large you can compress it with your favorite zip utility. Now you need to get the dump to your new server, so simply transfer the file via FTP, local share, CD, thumbdrive or whatever it takes.

Once the dump file is on the new machine and uncompressed, you need to set up and load the new repo by typing:

cd /path/to/new-repository
svnadmin create repository-name
svnadmin load repository-name< repository-name.dmp

A couple of small things to note – the dump file will be rather large as it represents every commit made on your repository. If your repository is rather large and mature, this file could get quite large. Also this method works across platforms so moving from UNIX to Windows or visa-versa is also possible.

Digital Media Minute hasn’t done a lot of graphic design pointers lately, and we really should do more, so here is a nice list of free high resolution textures for your next project. And for all you graphic designers out there I would love to know your opinion: is Digital Media Minute doing enough posts listing tips, resources and other information relevant to you? Let me know how how I’m doing please.

I wonder sometimes if the scope of DMM is not focused enough to be easy to use, but amid all the programming tips I don’t want to leave anyone who is interested in things like textures un-addressed either.