Getting Native Subversion Client to work with Fisheye on a Windows 64-bit Machine
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Summary
Generally the use of JavaHL libraries should improve the speed of Fisheye's indexing when compared to the built-in SVNKit, primarily of the advantage of native code
ℹ️ For this, we will be using SlikSVN as our native subversion as it contains DLL files for a 64-bit machine
Solution
Instructions
Please download the following files
sliksvn from https://sliksvn.com/download/
svnjavahl.jar from https://github.com/subclipse/javahl/packages/619702
After downloading the appropriate version of Subversion as well as the JAR file:
Install SlikSVN. You may place the JAR file in a directory you desire
Configure Fisheye to use those two files:
Access
FishEye Administration >> Global Settings >> Server >> Subversion client >> Edit DetailsFor the JAR field, copy the path where you had place the
svn-javahl.jarfileFor the Dynamic Library field, copy the path where the file
libsvnjavahl-1.dllfile. This file can be found where you have installed SlikSVN.ℹ️ You can perform the search in SlikSVN folder for this file
Restart your Fisheye/Crucible instance
Once restart, verify that your SVN repositories are still performing incremental indexing. You can also verify that there is no error when you access
FishEye Administration >> Global Settings >> Server >> Subversion client >> Edit Details
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