Installing Subversion client - TortoiseSVN

As we know, Alfresco community source code is available at Alfresco Subversion server. For connecting to the server and downloading the source code, we need to have a client subversion program.

Many client applications are available for subversion; however, in this chapter we will use one of the most popular client applications—TortoiseSVN.

In this recipe, we will see how to download and install TortoiseSVN in a 32-bit Windows machine.

Before installing TortoiseSVN, you should ensure the following prerequisites are installed and configured in the machine where you are establishing the Alfresco development environment.

Getting ready

Here is some of the software and applications you need to install and configure on the machine where you are planning to build the Alfresco environment.

1. 1. JDK 1.5.x or higher.

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   You can download and install JDK from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp.

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   Ensure that your JAVA_HOME environment variable is...