1. Subversion (SVN) is a widely used version control system and an essential piece of the MIMES collaborative modeling environment. It allows us to manage the ongoing development of our models by tracking revisions in a comprehensive way. This manual covers: 1) SVN installation on Macintosh, 2) connecting to the MIMES repository, and 3) checking out the latest version of MIMES. Subversion (SVN) for Macintosh

2. SVN Installation 1.SVN Binaries Go to http://www.codingmonkeys.de/mbo/ http://www.codingmonkeys.de/mbo/ Download Martin Ott’s Subversion 1.4.2 (or later) package Run the installer inside * Installation conists of two parts: 1) svn binaries, and 2) svn GUI

3. SVN Installation 1.SVN Binaries cont. Open Terminal (located in Applications -->Utilities) At the command prompt, enter: pico.bash_profile Add the following lines to the file: PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/subversion/bin:$PATH" export PATH

4. SVN Installation 1.SVN Binaries cont. Save the file - Press Control-O to “write out” - File name to write should be:.bash_profile - Press Enter Verify a successful installation -Restart Terminal -At command prompt, type: svn -You should receive the message: “ Type 'svn help' for usage.”

5. SVN Installation 2.svnX GUI Go to http://www.lachoseinteractive.net/en/communit y/subversion/ http://www.lachoseinteractive.net/en/communit y/subversion/ Download the free Cocoa GUI for Mac OS X (svnX 0.9.9) Open the.dmg, and drag the svnX icon contained inside to your applications folder (or wherever you want it to live) Open svnX

6. SVN Installation 2.svnX GUI cont. Open the Preferences box (under the svnX menu) -Make sure that the path is /usr/local/bin -Close preferences

7. SVN Installation 2.svnX GUI cont. Open Terminal (located in Applications-->Utilities) At the Command prompt, enter: svn list https://mimes.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mimes

8. SVN Installation 2.svnX GUI cont. When prompted, type “ p ” to permanently accept the server certificate Wait until the connection to the repository has been established (the MIMES tree will appear in the terminal) Close Terminal

9. Connecting to the MIMES Repository Create a new link to the repository in svnX: -Open snvX -Click on the “Repositories” window -Click“-“ to clear the default entry -Click“+” to add a new link -Name the link -Clear the path, and enter the url: https://mimes.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mimes -No need for a username and password -Double-click the new link in the repositories window to connect

10. 2.svnX GUI cont. NOTE: you may have to try multiple times for a successful connection. When connected, the MIMES repository will appear in the lower window Connecting to the MIMES Repository

11. Checking out the MIMES repository 1.Once connected to the repository, highlight the “trunk” folder. 2. Click “checkout” and choose a folder to download MIMES locally (this folder will become your “working copy” of MIMES).