How to install Subversion 1.6.6 on FreeBSD 7.2.
The basic overivew.

1. Install FreeBSD.
   How do I install FreeBSD?

2. Update FreeBSD and download the ports tree.
   What are the first commands I run after installing FreeBSD

3. Then install Subversion.

I have previous documents about installing each of the steps above installing Subversion. This document will only cover Subversion.

Installing Subversion on FreeBSD from ports

1. Go to /usr/ports/devel/subversion and run make install.

   ServerName# ServerName#

   cd /usr/ports/devel/subversion make install

   NOTE: If you get a failure due to apr already being installed but not being built correctly, then uninstall apr and reinstall it with the default settings. Then go back and try to install subversion again.

   ServerName# ServerName# ServerName#

   cd /usr/ports/devel/apr make deinstall make BATCH=yes install

2. Configure Subversion to start at bootup.

   # #	echo # Subversion >> /etc/rc.conf echo 'svnserve_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

3. Create an svn user using the adduser command line wizard. This command will walk you through creating an svn user. Make sure to use the nologin shell and a random password so the user cannot login.

   #

   # adduser Username: svn Full name: svn Uid (Leave empty for default): Login group [svn]: Login group is svn. Invite svn into other groups? []: Login class [default]: Shell (sh csh tcsh nologin) [sh]: nologin Home directory [/home/svn]: Home directory permissions (Leave empty for default): Use password-based authentication? [yes]: Use an empty password? (yes/no) [no]: Use a random password? (yes/no) [no]: yes Lock out the account after creation? [no]: Username : svn Password : Full Name : svn Uid : 1002 Class : Groups : svn Home : /home/svn Home Mode : Shell : /usr/sbin/nologin Locked : no OK? (yes/no): yes adduser: INFO: Successfully added (svn) to the user database. adduser: INFO: Password for (svn) is: /2CZct48a Add another user? (yes/no): no Goodbye!

4. Make a repos directory in the svn user's home directory.

   #	mkdir /home/svn/repos

5. Create a repository.

   # # # #

   cd /home/svn mkdir repos cd repos svnadmin create MyApp

   This will create a MyApp folder and populate it with the files needed to start a repository.

   This is default subversion repository folder structure:

   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/README.txt
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/format
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/conf
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/confauthz
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/conf/passwd
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/confsvnserve.conf
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/current
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/format
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/fs-type
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/fsfs.conf
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/min-unpacked-rev
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/rep-cache.db
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/revprops
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/revs
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/transactions
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/txn-current
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/txn-current-lock
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/txn-protorevs
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/uuid
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/write-lock
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/revprops/
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/revprops/0
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/revprops/0/0
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/revs/
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/revs/0
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/revs/0/0
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/transactions/
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/db/txn-protorevs/
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/hooks/
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/hooks/post-commit.tmpl
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/hooks/post-lock.tmpl
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/hooks/post-revprop-change.tmpl
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/hooks/post-unlock.tmpl
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/hooks/pre-commit.tmpl
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/hooks/pre-lock.tmpl
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/hooks/pre-revprop-change.tmpl
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/hooks/pre-unlock.tmpl
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/hooks/start-commit.tmpl
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/locks/
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/locks/db-logs.lock
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/locks/db.lock
6. To configure a Repository and add users, edit the following file:
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/conf/svnserve.conf

   #	ee /home/svn/repos/MyApp/conf/svnserve.conf

   Uncomment lines below or just create a new svnserve.conf file with these lines:

   [general]
   anon-access = read
   auth-access = write
   password-db = /home/svn/userdb

   Now edit the following file:
   /home/svn/repos/MyApp/passwd

   #	ee /home/svn/repos/MyApp/passwd

   Add users. For example, to add a user allen1 with a password of P@sswd! and another user jared with a password of My$ecre+1, the file would look like this:

   [users]
   allen1 = P@sswd!
   jared = My$ecre+1
7. Now start the svn server.

   #	/usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start

8. Now you should be able to connect to your repository with an svn client. TortoiseSVN is a popular windows tool that you can use to connect to your repository.

   Use the following to connect:

   svn://allen1:P@sswd!@ServerName/MyApp