Установка:

#cd /usr/ports/devel/rapidsvn
#make install clean

После этого можно сделать checkout из репозитория для Вашей рабаочей копии.
В работе мне очень нужен diff в svn. RapidSVN не включает в себя утилиту сравнения изменений, однако можно воспользоваться внешним приложением.
Установка diff приложения для FreeBSD – dirdiff:
#cd /usr/ports/sysutils/dirdiff
#make install clean


Введите расположение dirdiff в настройки RapidSVN(Settings->Programs->Diff Tool ):
/usr/local/bin/dirdiff

Если Вам известен какой-либо более лучший svn клиент для FreeBSD – я буду рад узнать об этом из Ваших комментариев к этому посту.

[general]
anon-access = none
auth-access = write
realm = project

[sasl]
use-sasl = true
min-encryption = 128
max-encryption = 256

I have face the challenge when I tried to “svn checkout” repository from the Fedora 8:

#svn checkout svn://192.168.1.5/project
#svn: Cannot negotiate authentication mechanism

In my case it means, that subversion was installed without Cyrus SASL authentication. You can check it:
#svn --version
svn, version 1.4.4 (r25188)
compiled Sep 2 2007, 14:30:15

Copyright (C) 2000-2006 CollabNet.
Subversion is open source software, see http://subversion.tigris.org/
This product includes software developed by CollabNet (http://www.Collab.Net/).
The following repository access (RA) modules are available:
* ra_dav : Module for accessing a repository via WebDAV (DeltaV) protocol.
- handles 'http' scheme
- handles 'https' scheme
* ra_svn : Module for accessing a repository using the svn network protocol.
- handles 'svn' scheme
* ra_local : Module for accessing a repository on local disk.
- handles 'file' scheme

Subversion with Cyrus SASL authentication available only from the 1.5 version
So, if you have subversion older version than 1.5 – “Cannot negotiate authentication mechanism“- you have to update subversion.
Fedora 8 is not supports anymore. And if you want use svn with Cyrus SASL authentication you have to upgrade Fedora or build rpm package with new version subversion.

$svnadmin dump /svnroot/repository > name.dmp

After that you can compress dump file and get it to your server where you want create copy of you repository.
Create a new repository:

$svnadmin create /svnroot/repository

import dump in new repository
$svnadmin load /svnroot/repository < name.dmp

Also you should to be shure you repository whis svn owner:

$chown -R svn:svn /svnroot/repository

It’s all!

PS: compare you config files.

SVN (Subversion) is a version control system – useful instrument for developers who works on large-scale project.

I should draw your attention: it isn’t full manual about svn – it is only minimum that should be enough for start.

Install svn from ports system:

$whereis subversion
subversion: /usr/ports/devel/subversion
$cd /usr/ports/devel/subversion
$make install clean

I hope this manipulation well-khown for you.
When install already we add a few line in rc.conf:

svnserve_enable="YES"
svnserve_flags="-d --listen-port=3690"
svnserve_data="/www/svnroot"
svnserve_user="svn"
svnserve_group="svn"

where /www/svnroot folder that will include yours repositories. Make it before start svn.
You should make also svn group and svn user with home root directory:

$pw user add svn -g svn -s /sbin/nologin -d /www/svnroot/

It’s all systems go:

$/usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve start
Starting svnserve.

It’s ok! Now creat the repository:

$svnadmin create /www/svnroot/http/

change owner for folders to svn

$chown -R svn:svn /www/svnroot/

You should edit config file to close the anonym access in repository:

vim /www/svnroothome/http/conf/svnserve.conf

uncomment the line

anon-access = none
auth-access = write
password-db = passwd

add to /www/svnroot/http/conf/passwd line like

user = password

and restart svn

$/usr/local/etc/rc.d/svnserve restart

Congratulate yourself! You have just installed subversion and created svn repository.