Starting with Subversion 1.9, as part of the SmartSVN build process we
are also creating Subversion command line binaries (client-side only)
which we are now providing as separate download for Windows (32 bit
only) and OSX. Windows binaries are built in a Windows 7 VM with the
minimum requirements installed. OSX binaries are built on a dedicated
machine. Other properties of the bundles:
- portable, no installer
- no registration
- no certification
Currently, they are only available for the 1.9 preview builds:
http://www.smartsvn.com/preview#svn
Probably they are not perfect yet, so it would be great if Windows and
OSX developers could have a look and let me know about possible problems.
We would also like to create portable (universal) Linux binaries for 32-
and 64-bit platforms. AFAIU, this should be possible if the linking
between the libraries would be relative (like on OSX). Unfortunately, we
currently don't have a clue how to teach the linker to do so. Does
anyone have ideas or have already succeeded in creating such portable
binaries?
-Marc
