How to checkout source from SVN with Eclipse

Importing Maven projects into Eclipse when using SVN as the revision control system is often a two step process. While it is one of the fastest ways to import the projects, it requires a developer to perform two steps. This can easily be done in one step given that the right plugins are installed in Eclipse.

Requirements

• Eclipse Luna (Service Release 1 was used)
• Maven Integration for Eclipse (Juno and newer) --Luna have added basic maven plugin,but we need to add the m2 for svn plugins.
• Subversive as SVN plugin

The Maven and Subversive plugins can be found in the Eclipse Marketplace (Help -> Eclipse Marketplace…)

Installing the plugin

Add the following update site via Help -> Install New Software…

 

Open the SVN Repository Exploring perspective (Window -> Open Perspective) and add the repository from which you want to import. (If you’ve never done this, here is a tutorial: http://www.eclipse.org/subversive/documentation/teamSupport/new_location_wiz.php).

Browse to the project you want to import and open up all the way to either the trunk or the branch you wish to import. Right click on the trunk or branch version and click ‘Check out as Maven Project…’ as shown in the screenshot.

My SVN Repository Exploring perspective, project names are removed.

 

Press ‘Next’ in the new window if you’d like to import the project into a specific set or workspace or finish if you want to use the default settings.

http://community.polarion.com/projects/subversive/download/integrations/update-site/

And check the ‘Subversive Integration for the M2Eclipse Project’ and process with the installation of the plugin.

Restart Eclipse after installing.