Saving svn changes for use in another computer? or backup uncommitted svn changes

Say I've made changes to some files but I don't want to check them in. I want to save the changes in a batch file or some archive and then email them to another dev/myself/etc.. so that they can take a look at my changes and apply them to thei开发者_开发问答r working copy. Is it possible to do this?

Simpler scenario

Can you backup uncommitted svn changes?

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If you want to just show them the changes that they can apply, you could create a patch.

svn diff > patchfile

If you've already committed, you can create a patch between different revisions.

For example, to create a patch of changes from 341 to the last revision:

svn diff -r 341:HEAD http://svn.example.com/repos/calc/trunk > patchfile

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Sure, use svn diff to grab a copy:

svn diff >modifications.patch

This creates a "patch" file that you can later move to another computer and apply there:

patch -p1 <modifications.patch

Note that if the remote computer has a working copy for a different revision of the Subversion repository, you may have conflicts when applying the patch. The patch program has a different process for resolving conflicts than Subversion itself.

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If you are not confident in committing to the trunk, you can create a branch and commit there, and tell the other developers to check out that branch to review your changes.
When everything is ok you can then merge it to the trunk.

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I've used a product called Code Collaborator that might take a manual step out of your process. It's a code review tool that integrates with SVN as well as other version control systems. You create a review, add your uncommitted changed files to it, invite others to the review, and they see a diff between your version and what's in the repository. Mind you, it's an expensive tool, but in my experience it's been well worth it. A thirty-day demo is available if you're up to trying it.