svnserve launchd item for OS X 10.4

It's not that straightforward getting svnserve to work under launchd. I can't take the credit for this but I thought it would be useful to have it here on TextSnippets.

1) Install subversion if you don't have it already. Here's how with DarwinPorts.

sudo port install subversion

2) Create your Subversion repository (for my own use, I used /Users/xyz/Repositories) e.g.

svnadmin create /Users/xyz/Repositories

3) Place the following XML into a file named org.tigris.subversion.svnserve in the /Library/LaunchDaemons directory.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
        <key>Debug</key>
        <false/>
        <key>GroupName</key>
        <string>xyz</string>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>org.tigris.subversion.svnserve</string>
        <key>OnDemand</key>
        <true/>
        <key>Program</key>
        <string>/opt/local/bin/svnserve</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
                <string>svnserve</string>
                <string>--inetd</string>
                <string>--root=/Users/xyz/Repositories</string>
        </array>
        <key>ServiceDescription</key>
        <string>SVN Version Control System</string>
        <key>Sockets</key>
        <dict>
                <key>Listeners</key>
                <dict>
                        <key>SockFamily</key>
                        <string>IPv4</string>
                        <key>SockServiceName</key>
                        <string>svn</string>
                        <key>SockType</key>
                        <string>stream</string>
                </dict>
        </dict>
        <key>Umask</key>
        <integer>2</integer>
        <key>UserName</key>
        <string>xyz</string>
        <key>inetdCompatibility</key>
        <dict>
                <key>Wait</key>
                <false/>
        </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

You'll need to change xyz to your user name ...

4) Test it out by doing a

sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.tigris.subversion.svnserve

sudo launchctl start /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.tigris.subversion.svnserve

svn co svn://your.host.name/aModule/In/Your/Repository

stop creating useless .ds_store files on your non-mac network share

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301711

1. Open the Terminal.
2. Type:

defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true

3. Press Return.
4. Restart the computer.

now you'll no longer fill the windows file server with annoying .ds_store files. you'll no longer unknowingly commit hundreds of irrelevent .ds_store files to your subversion repository mounted over webdav with auto-versioning. rejoice.