Subclipse connection to a Sourceforge-project: Authentification?

Question

I am currently stuck how to set up my project I once have had with the new Eclipse-structure. I have installed Eclipse 4.3 with Subclipse.

I can add a repository like the following:

View SVN Repositories => Add new SVN repository ==> URL:

svn://[email protected]/p/hexlib/code/

Then I can checkout the project which is fine. I get everything. BUT I never specified my password nor any credentials. Therefore the commit fails.

Question:

1. What is the proper approach to set up Subclipse properly?
2. Where to specify the login-credentials?

Answer 1

You do not specify login credentials. Subversion has no way to force credentials, the server has to challenge you for them. I do not use SourceForge, but I would guess they have a different URL for write operations. svn:// protocol is unencrypted so I doubt they allow commit via that protocol. Most likely they require https:// or svn+ssh:// protocol to commit changes. Those protocols probably challenge you.

When Subversion is challenged for credentials, it fires a callback that Subclipse provides that will in turn prompt you in the UI.