Trouble putting a local SVN repo on SourceForge

Question

I have a local SVN repo. Let's say it's in c:\Game Repo. This contains both code and content (art, models, etc), and we need both tracked with source control.

I'd like to upload that to a hosting platform. SourceForge seems like the best option (although I'm not trying to start a debate on that), but their site has a near-non-existent help section. There doesn't seem to be an obvious way to "push" the repo (so to speak) or set the remote, as one would do with git / github.

The SourceForge project has a "code" section, which is an empty subversion repository. There are (brief) instructions for "Import project on disk to Subversion":

cd existing-game-repo-code
svn import svn+ssh://[email protected]/p/game-repo/code/ -m "Initial commit"

However, I get these errors:

svn: E170013: Unable to connect to a repository at URL 'svn+ssh://[email protected]/p/game-repo/code'
svn: E210002: To better debug SSH connection problems, remove the -q option from 'ssh' in the [tunnels] section of your Subversion configuration file.
svn: E210002: Network connection closed unexpectedly

Under the Admin section, there's an import repo tool. However, they very specifically want a URL as input. I tried using

file:///C:/Game Repo

No dice. "That is not a valid URL."

If I had a URL, I wouldn't be on SourceForce. I'm trying to get the URL.

Update:

Trying svn import svn://[email protected]/p/game-repo/code/ -m "Initial commit" results in svn: E170001: Authorization failed, even though I'm certain I have the correct username and password.

Using svn import https://[email protected]/p/game-repo/code/ -m "Initial commit" gives me:

Error validating server certificate for 'https://svn.code.sf.net:443':
 - The certificate is not issued by a trusted authority. Use the
   fingerprint to validate the certificate manually!
(R)eject, accept (t)emporarily or accept (p)ermanently? t
svn: E170013: Unable to connect to a repository at URL 'https://[email protected]/p/game-repo/code'
svn: E120108: Error running context: The server unexpectedly closed the connection.

Answer 1

If you want to import local files into a new repository, use the svn import command as follows:

cd existing-game-repo-code
svn import URL-TO-REPOSITORY/trunk -m "Initial commit"

So the command you are running is correct. Perhaps there is some problem with SourceForge that prevents you from using the svn+ssh:// URL.

Have you tried the svn:// URL? I mean without the +ssh part. And try the https:// URL, too.

PS Do yourself a favour and try another hosted Subversion repo service. Or deploy your own Subversion server installation locally or in the cloud.