[hpsdr] Need Help Setting Up a SVN Download of PowerSDR 2.2.3

[n3evl]

Bob,

See my inline comments...

Pete

On 12/30/2011 9:26 PM, Bob G Mahrenholz wrote:
> Pete:
> I got things working but I still need some help. I deleted the C:\HPSDR|PennyMerge
> directory structure called out in Step 1 of the PowerSDR Software Installation
> procedure and reinstalled it anew. Now I can find the file SVN Checkout in the
> PennyMerge folder (I wonder if I had an extra "e" in PenneyMerge?)
There's nothing special about the directory name, you can call it 
anything you desire - it's just a place to hold any directories and 
files that are placed there when you do the svn download.  In any event, 
glad to hear you found the  checkout option.
>
> Following steps 2 and 3 of the procedure, I right clicked on PennyMerge and selected
> SVN Checkout. I then typed the address given into the URL of repository field:
>    "svn://svn.openhpsdr.org/svn/repos_adr_windows/PowerSDR/branches/kd5tfd/PennyMerge/bin/Release"
>
> I got an "Unable to connect to a repository at URL" message which I expected.
Right, based on what was said on the reflector in the last couple of 
days, the normal repository is still apparently unavailable.

> I then
> entered the current address given by Dave Larsen:
>    "https://www.xenotropic.com/repos_sdr_hpsdr"
>
> The downloading started. But I got file after file after file! More than I expected.
> A typical file downloaded was "C:\HPSDR\PennyMerge\trunk\Ozy V1.2\Ozy_Janus.sim.rpt.
> After some 250Mb of downloads I called a halt to the procedure. I don't know
> what kind of a checkout was going on or how long it lasts. Is this normal?
It sounds like you're getting the entire repository instead of just the 
small set of files you actually need.  I suggest deleting the entire 
folder your created and start from scratch, recreate the folder and use 
the temporary repository address appended with 
"/PowerSDR/branches/kd5tfd/PennyMerge/bin/Release" and do the checkout 
again with this url.  This should narrow it down to just the files you 
need.  I haven't tried this yet myself but will do so tomorrow 
(Saturday) when I have a bit more time and verify that this works, 
unless Dave or someone else confirms this or suggests some other string 
variant to append.  When SVN is complete, the folder you created earlier 
should then contain all the files corresponding to the .../bin/release 
folder as stored in the repository.  There should be several files of 
type .dll, .exe, .bat, .xml, .rbf, and so on.
>
> The procedure says that TortoiseSVN should be downloading the most current version
> of the PowerSDR client for HPSDR. Is this a checkout or a download? How do I tell
> it what to download?
The complete url you specify when you request the initial checkout tells 
SVN what you want - in this case, it will download everything contained 
in the ../bin//Release folder as described above.
>
> Other questions:
> The procedure says once the download completes go to step 4. These is
> no step 5. Only steps 1 and 2.

I'm not sure what was intended to be at step 4 in the document - perhaps 
Dave can help here.  In any event once the svn download is complete, you 
should have the files relating to PowerSDR.  There may be additional 
configuration steps needed in order to successfully launch PowerSDR, 
depending on if you're using Ozy/Magister or Metis for communicating 
with your PC, and what you've already configured in the way of USB 
drivers for Ozy/Magister or config relating to Metis and use of 
HPSDRProgrammer.  Let's focus on completion of the SVN part first.
>
> The procedure also says to copy the files to a working directory for better
> version control. Where are the files located so I can copy them?

I think all this is suggesting is to copy the files as downloaded by svn 
to another directory of your choice.  This would, for example, allow you 
to do svn updates on the original directory without overwriting the 
files you're using in your 'working directory.'
Since you're going to copy the downloaded files to your hpsdr pc anyway, 
you're effectively doing this -- in your case, your working directory 
just happens to be on a different pc.
>
> Maybe answers to these questions will give me a better idea about what is going on.
Again, hope this explanation helps.
>
> Thanks to everyone,
> Bob K4QQK
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>> From: n3evl<n3evl at townisp.com>
>> Sent: Dec 30, 2011 9:39 AM
>> To: Bob G Mahrenholz<bobm at edge.net>
>> Cc: hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org
>> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Need Help Setting Up a SVN Download of PowerSDR 2.2.3
>>
>> On 12/30/2011 10:10 AM, Bob G Mahrenholz wrote:
>>> Unfortunately, there is no "SVN Checkout"
>>> only "SVN Upgrade working copy" and "TortoiseSVN".
>>>
>>>
>> That's odd, although I can't remember the behavior when I first
>> installed TortoiseSVN. As an experiment, I just added a new folder and
>> right clicked on that folder and "SVN Checkout..." shows up as an option
>> for that folder.
>>
>> I am using TortoiseSVN 1.5.6.  which is somewhat behind the current
>> 1.7.x version.
>>
>> Maybe others can comment on what to expect here?
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
>
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