Windows Installation Instructions for Subversion w/Trac 0.6.1

Versions used in this example (Available 2004-05-13):

• Apache 2.0.49
• Python 2.3.3
• Subversion 1.0.2
• SQLite 2.8.13
• PySQLite 0.5.0-py2.3
• Trac 0.6.1
• docutils 0.3.3

Contact Daragh Fitzpatrick for more info.

Added some information to help install Trac version 0.7.1. The docs should be OK. Contact Muir for questions. For Subversion issues on Windows see the ​TortoiseSVN site, particularly the server section.

Trac running on Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) is _highly_ experimental. See #692 #693 and #697.

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Note: This example installs to D: (for extra points)

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Arm Yourself

1. Get & Read book ​http://svnbook.red-bean.com

Install Subversion Pre-Requisites

2. Install Python ​http://www.python.org
   Add D:\Python23 to path

3. Install Apache ​http://httpd.apache.org

4. Install Subversion ​http://subversion.tigris.org (remember to get the python bindings as well)

5. Install docutils ​http://docutils.sourceforge.net/

     expand and run from the expanded docutils-xxx directory
     > D:\python23\python install.py
   

Create Repository

6. Create repository directory

   D:\> md d:\svn
   

7. Create repository

   D:\> svnadmin create d:\svn\repo1
   

8. Create skeleton repository structure in d:\temp\project Example:

   /project
     /vendor
       /tags
       /trunk
         files
     /projectname
       /branches
       /tags
       /trunk
         files
   

9. Build repository tree

   D:\> svn import d:\temp\project file:///d:/svn/repo1 -m "Initial Load"
   

10. Create local sandbox

    D:\> svn checkout file:///d:/svn/repo1 d:\project
    

Configure Apache

11. Copy files

    D:\> copy d:\progra~1\subver~1\httpd\*.* d:\progra~1\apache~1\apache2\modules
    

You may also need to manually transfer the DLL files from the Subversion installation directory. If the Apache service will not start, or reports an error loading mod_dav_svn.so, you will need to do this. They contain, among other things, the Berkeley DB. This is all you need to do for the DLLs:

D:\> copy d:\progra~1\subver~1\bin\*.dll d:\progra~1\apache~1\apache2\modules

12. Create password file (w/user 'admin')

    D:\> d:\progra~1\apache~1\apache2\bin\htpasswd -cm d:\svn\.htaccess admin
    

13. Configure Apache (edit httpd.conf) 13.1. Restrict access/lockdown as appropriate

13.2. Add Modules to httpd.conf

13.1.1. Uncomment:

LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so
LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so

13.1.2. Add (after):

# Subversion
LoadModule dav_svn_module modules/mod_dav_svn.so
LoadModule authz_svn_module modules/mod_authz_svn.so

13.3. Add location root for multiple repositories

# Subversion
<Location /svn>
  DAV svn
  # any /svn/foo URL will map to a repository D:/svn/foo
  # I've only got it working using SVNPath!!
  SVNParentPath D:/svn
  AuthType Basic
  AuthName "Subversion repository"
  AuthUserFile d:/svn/.htaccess
  Require valid-user
</Location>

14. Restart your machine

15. Test your install of Subversion ​http://[hostname]:80/svn/repo1

Phew! Subversion is installed and working - Grab a beverage for yourself.

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Setup Users

16. Add users to password file

    D:\> d:\progra~1\apache~1\apache2\bin\htpasswd -m d:\svn\.htaccess user
    

Install Trac Prerequisites

17. Install Subversion Python Bindings (Get from same download page as Subversion)
    Copy libsvn and svn directories to D:\Python23\Lib

18. Install SQLite ​http://www.sqlite.org
    Copy sqlite.exe to D:\Program Files\SQLite

19. Install PySQLite ​http://pysqlite.sourceforge.net

20. Install Trac ​http://www.edgewall.com/products/trac/

BUG As of 20040612, Trac-win32 version 0.7.1 DOES NOT include a file called siteconfig.py, which is required for the scripts to work. There are two workarounds: 1) Install 0.7 first and then install 0.7.1 on top of it or 2) Create c:\python23\lib\site-packages\trac\siteconfig.py (or wherever your installation is) yourself:

# siteconfig.py
__default_templates_dir__ = r'c:\Python23\share\trac\templates'
__default_htdocs_dir__ = r'c:\Python23\share\trac\htdocs'
__default_wiki_dir__ = r'c:\Python23\share\trac\wiki-default'

Remember to correct the paths in that file! Under no circumstances should you actually *run* 0.7. This will hopefully be fixed in the next version. You will be able to change those directories later (which I'd recommend).

Fix a few things

21. BUG Edit first line of D:\Python23\Scripts\trac-admin to have:

    #!D:\Python23\python.exe
    

22. BUG Edit first line of D:\Python23\share\trac\cgi-bin\trac.cgi to have:

    #!D:\Python23\python.exe
    

23. Copy CGI

    D:\> copy d:\python23\share\trac\cgi-bin\trac.cgi d:\progra~1\apache~1\apache2\cgi-bin
    

24. BUG not able to run trac-admin initenv… Not available in 0.6.1 (This does work in 0.7.1)

Configure Trac DB

The trac database can be named to match the subversion repository it is working with, which is especially useful if more than one repository will ever be created. In this example "trac.db" would read as "repo1.db"

25. Run trac-admin

    D:\Python23\Scripts> python trac-admin d:/svn/trac.db
    

26. Initialize DB

    Trac [d:/svn/trac.db]> initdb
    

or

Trac [d:/svn/trac.db]> initenv

  Enter project name
    Project
  Enter path to repository
    d:\svn\repo1
  Enter path to templates
    d:\Python23\share\trac\templates

BUG Note error message regarding wiki-pages (not present in my version of 0.7.1)

If you get an error here stating that libdb42.dll was not found, copy [SVN PATH]\bin\libdb42.dll to [PYTHON PATH]\lib\libsvn\, then try again.

27. BUG Load Wiki

    Trac [d:/svn/trac.db]> wiki load d:/python23/share/trac/wiki-default
    

28. Add administrative permissions (the below adds all permissions for 'admin' user)

    Trac [d:/svn/trac.db]>
    
    permission add admin TRAC_ADMIN
    

Add Trac to Apache

29. Edit httpd.conf: Add: (copy this - there's a typo in Edgewall's version)

    # TRAC
    Alias /trac "D:/Python23/share/trac/htdocs"
    <Directory "D:/Python23/share/trac/htdocs">
      Options Indexes MultiViews
      AllowOverride None
      Order allow,deny
      Allow from all
    </Directory>
    
    <Location "/cgi-bin/trac.cgi">
      # For 0.7 release
      SetEnv TRAC_ENV "d:/svn/trac.db"
      # for 0.6.1 release
      SetEnv TRAC_DB "d:/svn/trac.db"
    </Location>
    
    <Location "/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/login">
      AuthType Basic
      AuthName "Project"
      AuthUserFile D:/svn/.htaccess
      Require valid-user
    </Location>
    

Alternatively you could set up the authorisation to use your NT domain login if you are running an NT Domain. This bit of Apache config replaces the <Location "/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/login"> given above.

<Location "/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/login">
  #NT Domain auth config
  AuthType SSPI
  SSPIAuth On
  SSPIAuthoritative On
  SSPIOfferBasic On 
  AuthName "Project"
  Require valid-user
</Location>

You'll also need the sspi_auth_module on your system and loaded like this…

LoadModule sspi_auth_module modules/mod_auth_sspi.so

Or compile it into Apache.

30. Restart Apache

31. Hold your breath, test Trac install ​http://[hostname]:80/cgi-bin/trac.cgi

If it doesn't work, then running Apache from the command-line will give you a few clues.

If your page seems to be lacking stylesheets, you've probably run into a known Apache bug described (and worked around) ​here.

Finally…

32. Install Subversion clients as necessary (try ​RapidSVN & ​TortoiseSVN)

33. Don't forget to lock down the security on the box!

34. Now go get a *real* drink