MG/Getting The Code

Choose a subversion client

For source code management, i.e. software versioning and revision control, we use the subversion system. You need to install a subversion client on your computer to access and work with it properly.

Linux

Most users will want to use the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) subversion command line interface (CLI), as provided, on most distributions, by the 'subversion' package. Many distributions also provide graphical interfaces which are either frontends to the ASF subversion CLI or are standalone.

Windows

If you fancy graphical interfaces then Tortoise is for you. It allows you to manage the subversion repository from within Windows Explorer. However, if you prefer to work on a command line, then SlikSVN is the utility you want.

Windows 7 note: If you are going to use subversion on 64-bit Windows 7 and get error messages like The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable then that's because your OS's only primary file system is buggy.

Check out the source code

NOTE: We have now switched to git (the svn repo is no longer active). Using the command line you would get the code in one of two way a) read-only if you will not contribute changes back b) read-write if you plan to help contribute to the project:

STEP 1.

mkdir megaglest-git cd megaglest-git

STEP 2.

a) readonly

git clone git://megaglest.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/megaglest/megaglest /megaglest-source
git clone git://megaglest.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/megaglest/megaglest /megaglest-data
git clone git://megaglest.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/megaglest/megaglest /megaglest-data-source

b) read-write

git clone ssh://<sourceforge-username>@megaglest.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/megaglest/megaglest-source
git clone ssh://<sourceforge-username>@megaglest.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/megaglest/megaglest-data
git clone ssh://<sourceforge-username>@megaglest.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/megaglest/megaglest-data-source

STEP 3.

cd megaglest-source
ln -s -T ../megaglest-data data

This section is now deprecated, but will work for version 3.6.0.2 and lower

If you chose a subversion CLI then run the following command to retrieve the latest source code:

svn co https://megaglest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/megaglest/trunk megaglest

Project folder layout

Tags and branches

This will check out the trunk directory, which is where active development takes place in. Each release is 'tagged' and a copy resides in the tags directory, so if you wanted an older release you would check out something below

https://megaglest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/megaglest/tags/

instead. Just use your web browser to click on this URL and see which ones are available.

Branches are created in the branches subdirectory when required to seperate larger changes from active / stable development, so replace 'trunk' by 'branches' and check with your web brower which ones are available if this is your intention.

More info about the SVN Structure: SVN Structure