Re: How do you support your first CPAN module?

Tortoise SVN (the client) doesn't require a database server on your machine. And if your machine isn't online all the time then it is a poor platform for a svn server.

If you just want to use svn for your own version management you still don't need a database, see the tortoise FAQ:

Is it possible to use TortoiseSVN without a server?

Yes, it is. You can use the file:// protocol to access your repository locally.

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Re^2: How do you support your first CPAN module? by apl (Monsignor) on Jul 13, 2008 at 01:41 UTC
To reiterate, then, if I know where the repository is I don't need TortoiseSVN? Curtesy of your comment, Google points me to the Tortoise FAQ. I'll read up on it. If I didn't already have a firstborn son, I'd name him after you...	[reply]
Re^3: How do you support your first CPAN module? by blahblahblah (Priest) on Jul 13, 2008 at 03:06 UTC
I found subversion easy to learn once I learned a few key concepts and a bit of svn's terminology. I would highly recommend reading the first few chapters of the book Version Control with Subversion. You can read it free online here: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/.	[reply]
Re^3: How do you support your first CPAN module? by GrandFather (Saint) on Jul 13, 2008 at 02:37 UTC
TortoiseSVN is a subversion client. It allows you to manage the files on your machine that are under control of subversion. It is the GUI that provides access to the subversion repository. The model is rather like a database and the code that accesses the database. The subversion server provides the database and the client is that which accesses it. Bottom line: TortoiseSVN is a great client and you have done the right thing installing it. Now all you need to do is figure out how to use it to access the author's SVN repository. Perl is environmentally friendly - it saves trees	[reply]