Re: Automate source code backup to SVN

Richard Schoen wrote:

2.) Command might be:
SVNSYNC
File(DEVLIB/QCLSRC)
IFSProjectFolder(/devlib/qclsrc)
Include(*ALL/*CHANGED)
ChangeInt(*TODAY-mm/dd/yyyy)

I really like the idea of having a command to do this. I've been rolling around the idea of something like this (without getting very far) for a while. Having a i5/OS command line svn client would be a huge leap for the ability of shops to start using svn, because it would help the more green-screen oriented to be comfortable with the process. Maybe it could even be integrated with PDM!

So I guess SVNSYNC would do something like:
a) svn (checkout||update) svn://<server>/<IFSProjectFolder> <IFSProjectFolder>
... since the directory must be a valid working directory for the commit to happen

b) for each [changed] member
CPYTOSTMF <file>,<member> -> <IFSProjectFolder>
end

c) svn commit <IFSProjectFolder>

<Then whatever RPG/Java code runs>

3.) CPYTOSTMF would be easier than reading the source with RPG. Less
programing :-)

Can CPYTOSTMF strip the date area and sequence numbers automatically? I think that stripping these out will be necessary to avoid clutter when viewing the revision history of a source member.