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# Plugin SyncSvn by Baptiste Michaud

The SyncSvn plugin allow the direct creation and synchronisation of
subversion repositories with the InDefero database. This requires
giving access to the repositories using the DAV_SVN module of Apache2.

## To Contact the Author

    Baptiste Michaud
    bactisme@gmail.com
    webplay.fr - frandroid.com - lost-in-translation.fr

## Apache configuration

You will first need to install the DAV_SVN module for Apache. On
Debian/Ubuntu based systems just run:

    $ sudo apt-get install libapache2-svn
    $ sudo a2enmod dav_svn

Then, you need to configure dav_svn, this is an example of
configuration:

    <Location /svn>
      DAV svn
      SVNParentPath /home/svn/repositories
      AuthzSVNAccessFile /home/svn/dav_svn.authz
      Satisfy Any
      Require valid-user
      AuthType Basic
      AuthName "Subversion Repository"
      AuthUserFile /home/svn/dav_svn.passwd
    </Location>

Be sure to [read the documentation before](http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.serverconfig.httpd.html).

The files `/home/svn/dav_svn.authz`, `/home/svn/dav_svn.passwd` and
the directory `/home/svn/repositories` must be writable by your
webserver process. To ensure that, do:

    $ sudo mkdir --parents /home/svn/repositories
    $ sudo touch /home/svn/dav_svn.authz
    $ sudo touch /home/svn/dav_svn.passwd
    $ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /home/svn

Now, you need to restart apache:

    $ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload

## InDefero Configuration

First, you need to install the File_Passwd PEAR package:

    $ sudo pear install File_Passwd

Then, based on the paths provided in the Apache configuration and if
your Apache server is serving the domain `www.mydomain.com`, the you
need to put the following in your configuration file:

    $cfg['svn_repositories'] = 'file:///home/svn/repositories/%s';
    // We add "trunk" to invite people to checkout the trunk of the
    // project.
    $cfg['svn_remote_url'] = 'http://www.mydomain.com/svn/%s/trunk';
    
    // Synchronisation specific configuration variables
    $cfg['idf_plugin_syncsvn_authz_file'] = '/home/svn/dav_svn.authz';
    $cfg['idf_plugin_syncsvn_passwd_file'] = '/home/svn/dav_svn.passwd';
    $cfg['idf_plugin_syncsvn_svn_path'] = '/home/svn/repositories'; 
    // Delete the corresponding repository when deleting the project
    $cfg['idf_plugin_syncsvn_remove_orphans'] = false;

You can have more control over the permissions given to the owners,
members, extra authorized users and anonymous users if you want with
the following configuration variables:

* **idf_plugin_syncsvn_access_owners ('rw')**: Access for the project owners.
* **idf_plugin_syncsvn_access_members ('rw')**: Access for the project members.
* **idf_plugin_syncsvn_access_extra ('r')**: Access for the extra authorized people in case of a private project.
* **idf_plugin_syncsvn_access_public ('r')**: Anonymous access.
* **idf_plugin_syncsvn_access_private ('')**: Anonymous access in the case of a private project.

## svn: Can't open file '/root/.subversion/servers': Permission denied error

If you get the error:

    svn: Can't open file '/root/.subversion/servers': Permission denied

Check the [fix available](http://projects.ceondo.com/p/indefero/issues/458/)