[OS X TeX] Re: Version controls for LaTeX book production

[Herbert Schulz]

On Nov 12, 2007, at 11:25 AM, André Bellaïche wrote:

> Le 12 nov. 07 à 17:45, Markus S a écrit :
>
>>> Just a few naïve questions. How do you use Subversion? Via  
>>> command  line? By moving icons? For diff, do you need a large  
>>> screen to  display the files side-by-side? Is it freeware?
>>> A.B.
>>
>> svn is open source, ie, free. It apparently comes with Leopard. A  
>> compiled binary can be found here:
>> http://homepage.mac.com/martinott/
>>
>> By default it is accessed via the command line. But there are a  
>> number of GUI clients, a good free Mac one is:
>> http://www.lachoseinteractive.net/en/community/subversion/svnx/features/
>
> Do you mean: "svn and Subversion are the same thing"?
> ...

Howdy,

Yes. There's a free book that explains ALL about Subversion. Don't  
panic, it isn't hard to get started. Go to <http://svnbook.red- 
bean.com/>.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)