Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:58:05 +1030 From: Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz> To: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com>, Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> Cc: FreeBSD-Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn && ports, or the hen && egg Message-ID: <52B2AE15.3040600@ShaneWare.Biz> In-Reply-To: <CAOjFWZ4_L4UWrmnCzzDTR1fgHb_CCVPKWrk4eZR-N2HLKvRbbw@mail.gmail.com> References: <20131218205026.GA1442@tiny-r255948> <CAOjFWZ4CGka=o-AJ96PwP-A3wF6JNFj-QNwM7_yBEyTKdoGrGQ@mail.gmail.com> <20131218210942.GA1515@tiny-r255948> <CAOjFWZ4_L4UWrmnCzzDTR1fgHb_CCVPKWrk4eZR-N2HLKvRbbw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 19/12/2013 08:04, Freddie Cash wrote: > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote: >> Ok, thanks; but see this: >> >> $ uname -a >> FreeBSD tiny-r255948 10.0-ALPHA4 FreeBSD 10.0-ALPHA4 #1: Fri Oct 18 >> 12:10:57 CEST 2013 guru@aurora.Sisis.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC/i386 >> $ svnlite >> Type 'svn help' for usage. >> $ svn help >> svn: not found >> > > And ... if you type "svnlite help" what happens? The name of the command > is svnlite, not svn, so you may have to mentally swap the terms in terminal > messages. :) > > That would work once you know you need to use svnlite. Most people will try svn and after that fails look for a way to install it, rather than looking for a renamed substitute. Maybe a /bin/svn script could test if svn exists and exec it or svnlite or display a message that svnlite is available until svn is installed.
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