What does SVN validation do?

Question

Does the "SVN" check build.xml file in the selected folder?

I currently do not have permissions for the SVN repository. So I thought that I could just skip the SVN verification step and continue building. But I get an error that says the Build.xml file does not exist. Is this build.xml file provided after completing the SVN check?

Answer 1

svn checkout checks (retrieves) a working copy of the repository in the specified folder. If you do not have access to the repository, and you do not have a current copy of the source in the folder, you will not be able to make the assembly.

If there is a current copy of the source there, it should include build.xml .

If you have access to the repository, svn checkout will only receive a copy of build.xml if there is an instance in the repository for the uploaded copy. In other words, it will not magically add build.xml if it does not exist in the repository.

Answer 2

Ant is an XML-based configuration tool that is used to automate the assembly (compilation of sources and packaging files). Build.xml is the main control section, which contains information about all tasks that should be performed automatically in sequence. The Build.bat or sh + Build properties are just a script file that prepares the system environment for build tasks.

Now all this together with application sources is supported in any version control system on a central server (SVN, CVS ...)

When a developer wanted to create and package an application on his local system, he had to update the SVN Checkout / SVN of the root folder, in which there are sources and build scripts. Usually the latest version will be a check.