You can also access the source code via a normal Subversion client. This gives you much more control over what
you can do with the repository and allows you to check out whole source trees and keep them up to date via
normal Subversion commands. This is the preferred method of access if you are a developer and not just a
casual browser.
In order to be able to download the Samba sources off Subversion, you need
a Subversion client. Your distribution might include one, or you can download the
sources from
https://subversion.tigris.org/.
To gain access via anonymous Subversion, use the following steps.
Procedure40.1.Retrieving Samba using Subversion
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Install a recent copy of Subversion. All you really need is a
copy of the Subversion client binary.
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Run the command
svn co svn://svnanon.samba.org/samba/trunk samba
.
This will create a directory called samba containing the
latest Samba source code (usually the branch that is going to be the next major release). This
currently corresponds to the 3.1 development tree.
Subversion branches other then trunk can be obtained by adding branches/BRANCH_NAME to the URL you check
out. A list of branch names can be found on the “Development” page of the Samba Web site. A
common request is to obtain the latest 3.0 release code. This could be done by using the following command:
svn co svn://svnanon.samba.org/samba/branches/SAMBA_3_0 samba_3
.
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Whenever you want to merge in the latest code changes, use the following command from within the Samba
directory:
svn update
