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Getting SVNKit sources

Get the ["SVNKit"] source code with the svn command line client 

$ svn co http://svn.svnkit.com/repos/svnkit/trunk svnkit

Or (to check out specific version): 

$ svn co http://svn.svnkit.com/repos/svnkit/tags/TAG_NAME svnkit

Go to the checked out directory 

$ cd svnkit

Building SVNKit binaries

Depending on how you are going to use ["SVNKit"] follow one of the how-to sections listed below.

Building a standalone SVNKit version

Use [http://ant.apache.org ANT] to build ["SVNKit"] binaries: 

$ ant build-standalone

svnkit/build/lib directory will contain a library jar file (svnkit.jar) and the Ganymed library jar (ganymed.jar) that is needed if you are going to use svn+ssh connection protocol.

Building SVNKit as an extension plugin for Eclipse

Set an ECLIPSE_HOME environment variable (should point to [http://www.eclipse.org Eclipse] 3.2.2 (or newer) home directory) 

$ set ECLIPSE_HOME=/home/user/java/eclipse322

Use [http://ant.apache.org ANT] to build ["SVNKit"] binaries: 

$ ant deploy

svnkit/build/eclipse directory will contain [http://www.eclipse.org Eclipse] ["SVNKit"] plugin, feature and update site files.

To make [http://www.eclipse.org Eclipse] use the plugin you've just built, copy all files from svnkit/build/eclipse/plugins and svnkit/build/eclipse/features to corresponding [http://www.eclipse.org Eclipse] directories and restart [http://www.eclipse.org Eclipse]: 

$ eclipse -clean

Or use "Local Update Site" at svnkit/build/eclipse/site directory to install an ["SVNKit"] extension plugin for [http://subclipse.tigris.org Subclipse].

Using Subclipse with the SVNKit library

Since version 0.9.33 [http://subclipse.tigris.org Subclipse] already comes with ["SVNKit"] embedded. All you need is to select ["SVNKit"] on the SVN preference page (in [http://www.eclipse.org Eclipse] Window menu -> Preferences -> Team). If using a version earlier than 0.9.33 you still need to perform the following steps with [http://www.eclipse.org Eclipse] Update Manager (tested with Eclipse 3.1M6, WinXP):

If you'd like to make Subclipse use the version of SVNKit you've build, then first follow instructions above (building SVNKit for Eclipse) and then replace existing svnkit.jar in org.tigris.subversion.subclipse.core plugin with the one you've built.

After that restart Eclipse with -clean option: 

$ eclipse -clean