Snap Backup Contributor Steps for Ubuntu

Follow these steps on Ubuntu to use Subversion (SVN) to access the Snap Backup source code and submit your changes.

1. One-Time Environment and SVN Setup

A) Install Subversion and Ant

Run Terminal (Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal) and enter the following commands at the Linux shell prompt:

$ sudu apt-get install subversion

$ sudu apt-get install ant

B) Get Your Password

To obtain your password (needed for the next step), visit:

http://code.google.com/hosting/settings

C) Download Code

Back at the Linux shell prompt, enter the following commands:

$ mkdir ~/Projects

$ cd ~/Projects

$ svn checkout https://snapbackup.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ snapbackup --username <USERNAME HERE>

In the above instructions, replace "<USERNAME HERE>" with your Google Code username.

2. Core Contributor Steps

A) Build Current Project and Verify

1. Open File Browser (Places --> Home Folder)
2. Go to the folder ~/Projects/snapbackup/src/tools/
3. Double-click and the file build.sh and choose Run in Terminal
4. Go to the folder ~/Projects/snapbackup/build/
5. Bring up the context menu (a.k.a. control-click menu, speed menu, or right-click menu) for snapbackup.jar and choose the "Open with OpenJDK Java 6 Runtime" option
6. Verify that the Snap Backup application launches and works properly

B) Edit Code

The project files are under the ~/Projects/snapbackup folder. Use your editor or IDE to make changes to the appropriate files.

C) Build the Project and Verify

Repeat step A above.

D) Check Changes into SVN Repository (Server)

Run Terminal and enter the following commands at the Linux shell prompt:

$ cd ~/Projects/snapbackup

$ svn update

$ svn status

$ svn commit --message "<COMMENT HERE>."

$ svn status

In the above instructions, replace "<COMMENT HERE>" with a short description of the changes you made.

Snap Backup Contributors