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How to upgrade SVN server from 1.6 to 1.7

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I have SVN 1.6 in server side and TotoriseSVN 1.6 on client side, and want to upgrade to 1.7 for both of them. I think i should start from server side, does anyone know the procedure of upgrading SVN server?

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user1106400 Avatar asked Dec 19 '11 17:12

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You have to upgrade the existing working copies using the svn 1.7 client binaries.

run the following command for each existing repo.

svn upgrade

read here more about this http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.7/svn.ref.svn.c.upgrade.html

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tshrinivasan Avatar answered Sep 23 '22 19:09

tshrinivasan


According to the Apache Subversion 1.7 Release Notes, you just install the newest libraries and binaries on top of the older ones.

I'd have a good backup of Subversion 1.6 before I tried this.

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Gilbert Le Blanc Avatar answered Sep 23 '22 19:09

Gilbert Le Blanc