TextMate has built in Subversion? Really?
Posted by admin, Thu Mar 02 08:56:01 UTC 2006
Sometimes, it’s the little things that trip you up. I’m using my new CoreDuo iMac, and some of the tools I use on my Powerbook are not available on the Intel machine. No problem, I’m flexible.
So… SCPlugin for Finder – not working. Look for alternate Subversion GUI… eventually concede that TextMate is cheap and has support built in, so I break down and buy it (finally) and … hmmm.
Why are all the Subversion menu items disabled. Puzzle. Puzzle. (think Grinch here, people). Read the manual. Nothing. Read the FAQ. Nothing. Google search the mailing lists. Nothing. Puzzle. Puzzle.
Ok. Bright idea time. Maybe TextMate HAS Subversion support, but it isn’t installed by default. Read up on bundles in the manual. Figure out how to download the Subversion bundle. Do it. Restart TextMate. Works!
Why was this so hard? Because everything I read stated that TextMate had “built-in” Subversion support. It just did not occur to me that meant – “built-in-but-you-have-to-download-and-install-it-separately”. Maybe stuff like this should be up front in the manual?!