[fpc-pascal] svn

[Bob Barry]

Florian -

On Thursday 22 December 2005 17:46, you wrote:
> > The move from cvs to svn has been a disaster for me.  There was a time that desproxy would
> > circumvent the proxy of my uncooperative ISP, but the scripts which worked before no longer
> > work.  I tried to checkout subversion itself, and that doesn't work either.  But I _can_ checkout
> > subversion using https.  Could fpc's subversion server be configured to accomodate https?
> 
> How did you check out in cvs times then?

CVS works normally through the proxy.  SVN demands a number of http services which the proxy
does not provide (extension_methods REPORT MERGE MKACTIVITY CHECKOUT, etc).  I gave the
subversion page describing the required services (http://subversion.tigris.org/faq.html#proxy) to the
ISP, but they have been uncooperative.  Desproxy used to be sufficient to get around the proxy,
but it stopped working a few months ago.  I've tried proxychains, same story.  I saw a Nov 2005
forum item from "Funky Beast" complaining of the same thing, and there must be others in the same
predicament.  Using https would provide a clean fix for all fpc users behind proxies, and would
eliminate the need for each one to plead, cajole and fight with his ISP.

Thanks,

Bob