Using Rails with SVN

1. mkdir getready
2. cd getready
3. rails projectname
4. mv projectname trunk
5. mkdir tags
6. mkdir branches
7. cd trunk/config
8. mv database.yml database_example.yml
9. cd ..
10. rm -r tmp/*
11. rm -r log/*
12. cd ..
13 svn import . http://path_to_repository -m "initial import"
14. ...now you can get rid of getready folder - we dont need it anymore
15. svn co http://path_to_project_trunk projectname
16. cd projectname
17. cp config/database_example.yml database.yml
18. add passwords to the database entries
19. svn propset svn:ignore database.yml config/
20. svn propset svn:ignore "*" tmp/
21. svn propset svn:ignore "*" logs/
22. svn commit -m "ignoring files"
23. svn copy http://from_repository_trunk http://repository_tag_path_REL_XXX -m "initial snapshot release"

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1. when generating a model, controller or scaffold use the following

useraccount>ruby script/generate scaffold angry farmer bales_of_hey:integer name -c

DON'T FORGET THE -c AT THE END!!!

2. When installing a plugin

ruby script/install name_of_plugin -x

also a great railscast on the basics.

Working

To see the status of the files in the repository use:

useraccount> svn status

To commit changes to the files

useraccount> svn commit -m "somthing about what you are commiting"

To add files that you have changes (they have a ? next to them when you see the status).

useraccount> svn add directory_and_name_of_file

to ignore files

useraccount> svn propset svn:ignore *.pyc dirname
or
useraccount> svn propset svn:ignore dirname

setting up svn with a rails 2.0.2 project

more or less got this from here.

Go to the directory you want to set up the rails project in.

then

useraccount> mkdir svn_setup
useraccount> cd svn_setup
useraccount> rails project_name -d mysql
useraccount> mv project_name trunk
useraccount> mkdir tags
useraccount> mkdir branches
useraccount> cd trunk
useraccount> rm -r tmp/*
useraccount> rm -r log/*
useraccount> mv config/database.yml database_example.yml
useraccount> cd ..
useraccount> svn import . url_of_svn_repository_space_on_assembla -m "initial repository import" --user name_of_assembla_user

now the project should be in the svn repository in assembla

now checkout the project from the repository in assembla to your localhost

useraccount> cd
useraccount> svn co url_of_svn_repository_space_on_assembla/trunk project_name

project_name is now what you can work on and thus you can get rid of the svn_setup folder you made earlier.

useraccount> rm -r svn_setup

now for the last bits and bobs.

useraccount> cd project_name
useraccount> cp /config/database_example.yml database.yml

useraccount> svn propset svn:ignore database.yml config/
useraccount> svn propset svn:ignore "*" log/
useraccount> svn propset svn:ignore "*" tmp/