How to download complete FreeBSD kernel source with SVN?

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nickcheng

Hi,
I would like to download complete kernel source onto my Windows to trace the code.
I use TortoiseSVN and then checkout svn://svn.freebsd.org/base/.
But everytime I was stopped transferring files by the message as below
Code: 
Can't open file 'C:\SourceCode\freebsd\7.2\sys\dev\digi\.svn\tmp\text-base\con.CX-IBM.h.svn-base': Access is denied.
I have to commit I am mot very familiar with the operation of TortoiseSVN.:r
Please tell me how to fix it.
Thanks,
 
Looks like that file has ':', which is special symbol in Windows and can't be used in filenames. Try searching mailing lists archives for possible solutions.
 
And you really don't want to checkout /base/ as that will pull in the sources for every release of FreeBSD. Instead, tell it which version you want (modify as needed for the version you want):
  • /base/head/ for the most up-to-date, current, devel code
  • /base/stable/7/ for RELENG_7
  • /base/releng/7.2/ for RELENG_7_2
  • /base/release/7.2.0/ for RELENG_7_2_0_RELEASE

Checkout the FreeBSD Subversion Primer for more info on the layout and how to access the sources via Subversion.
 
Hi Lin,
I still have no luck on it even I use http://svn.freebsd.org/base/ as the repository.
I got stuck on the same message.
Hi phoenix,
I tried as your suggest with /base/releng/7.2/ and /base/release/7.2.0/.
I still got the same error message.

Hi crsd,
I don't think it is an issue.
If it is, I will absolutely not download the code. But actually I can download some source codes till /sys/dev/digi/ directory.

Thanks for all of your replies.
Any more ideas are all welcome.
 
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