Repository Layout
&TCAR; is supported by Subversion, a
version control system which allows you to keep old versions
of files and directories (usually source code), keep a log of
who, when, and why changes occurred, etc., like CVS, RCS or
SCCS.
When using Subversion there is one source
repository
and many working copies
of
that source repository. The working copies are independent one
another, can be distributed all around the world and provide a
local place for designers, documentors, translators and
programmers to perform their work in a descentralized way.
The source repository, on the other hand, provides a central
place for all independent working copies to interchange data
and provides the information required to permit extracting
previous versions of files at any time.
The first level of directories in the repository provides
organization through a convenctional trunk
,
branches
and tags
layout. In
this configuration the trunk directory is where main
changes take place, the tags directory is where frozen
copies of trunk changes
are placed in for releasing, and the branches directory is an
intermediate place between trunk and tags states where changes take
place before being merged into trunk and finally released into
tags.
The second level of directories in the repository provides
organization for each work line described in .
All other subsequent levels of directories in the repository,
from third level on, are created to organize specific concepts
related to the work line they are in. A complete reference for
each directory inside &TCAR; is available at .
&intro-layout-filenames;
&intro-layout-relbdirs;
&intro-layout-syncpaths;
&intro-layout-extending;