[OSM-dev] Newbie question

[Ed Loach]

Thomas wrote:

> Patch files are applied using the standard unix tools (patch),
> if on
> windows, there's probably an alternative.
> Make sure you check out the relevant tree from svn - svn co
> http://svn.openstreetmap.org/applications/....
> Edit the file. then svn ci file_path
> Make sure you svn up before your next edits.

I am on Windows - 64-bit Vista - and have added the TortoiseSVN
shell extension(s), which I've played around with enough to be able
to use the diff option and create the patch (and apply it to my
local XML files when I've reverted to the current repository
version). I did try the commit option, but it reported some
problems, so assumed I was misunderstanding what was required. 

The shell extension though doesn't have obvious checkout and checkin
equivalents. I would guess that "get lock" is the co equivalent and
"commit" is the ci equivalent. 

It also contains "apply patch" functionality which so far I have
done by browsing to my local (reverted) files and applying it to
them. So would the process be "Get Lock", "Patch local files",
"Commit", "svn up"?

I do also have the command line svn version used by the T at H client
if I need to use the command line.

Thanks

Ed