this is a very simple document that outlines some of the important details about the mod_perl svn repository. LAYOUT the mod_perl project at the Apache Software Foundation lives here http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/perl/ and uses the following structure modperl/trunk # equivalent to cvs HEAD - currently # the mod_perl 2.0 development branch modperl/tags # every official mod_perl release modperl/docs/trunk # the mod_perl documentation project modperl/trunk includes the following svn:externals properties: % cd modperl % svn propedit svn:externals . [vi pops up] Apache-Test https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/perl/Apache-Test/trunk Apache-Reload https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/perl/Apache-Reload/trunk Apache-SizeLimit https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/perl/Apache-SizeLimit/trunk docs https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/perl/modperl/docs/trunk/src/docs/2.0 DEVELOPER ACCESS assuming that you have already been granted commit access to the repository, you should follow the following steps to checkout mod_perl Change your password via: https://svn.apache.org/change-password $ svn checkout https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/perl/modperl/trunk/ mod_perl-2.0 if you want to test that your commit access is working, this file is an acceptable place to take a test drive. FURTHER READING for more details, see http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/install/install.html for information on getting httpd and mod_perl from svn, as well as http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ for svn information in general. svn for cvs users (including migration tools): http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/apa.html