# Trying to install edge rails and

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-edge-rails-and/81560>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 9, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-edge-rails-and/81560 "2007-01-09T22:24:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miked)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-edge-rails-and/81560/1 "2007-01-09T22:24:52Z")

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executing:

rake rails:freeze:edge TAG=rel\_1-2-0\_RC2

and getting error:

“ERROR: Must have subversion (svn) available in the PATH to lock this  
application to edge rails”

I don’t have an SVN client installed, and am generally not familiar  
with it. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks so much in advance!

Mike

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**Author:** ![miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miked)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-edge-rails-and/81560/2 "2007-01-09T23:06:57Z")

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On 1/9/07, Miked [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I don’t have an SVN client installed, and am generally not familiar  
> with it. Can someone point me in the right direction?

[http://subversion.tigris.org/](http://subversion.tigris.org/)

–  
Greg D.  
[http://destiney.com/](http://destiney.com/)

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**Author:** ![miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miked)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-edge-rails-and/81560/3 "2007-01-10T02:27:13Z")

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Gregg:

Thanks for your reply. I installed an SVN client but I’m still getting  
the same error. Do I need to put something in my PATH?

Thanks!

Mike

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**Author:** ![miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miked)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-edge-rails-and/81560/4 "2007-01-10T05:03:25Z")

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Ok, assuming you have installed svn, make sure your environment  
variable PATH includes this:  
C:\Program Files\Subversion\bin

Here’s my full PATH variable value:  
c:\ruby\bin;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;C:\Program  
Files\Subversion\bin

You can edit your PATH variable by going to My  
Computer-\>Properties-\>Advanced-\>Environment Variables – you’ll want  
to look under ‘System Variables’, there you’ll find PATH

Then run your rake command.

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Carmen Ferrara  
iPresent Communications

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**Author:** ![miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miked)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-install-edge-rails-and/81560/5 "2007-01-10T03:03:15Z")

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Update: tried installing to my path in windows, but still not being  
recongized. Is there another way?