Stupid Documentation Tricks: Apple's "Using Subversion with Xcode 3 on Mac OS X Leopard"

Running the svnserve Server

If you've chosen to use the svnserve server over ssh, there isn't even a step two. The svnserve binary comes pre-installed on Leopard, and the ssh server (sshd) launches svnserve on demand, so svnserve doesn't need to run as a daemon. Therefore, as long as the repository is in place, and sshd is running on the server, svnserve will already accept connections. Skip ahead to the section, Using Subversion from Xcode to get started with your first project.  [emphasis mine]

Seems clear enough, doesn't it?  You're done.  You're ready.  Fire that puppy up and get started subverting!

Not so fast, though.  You can't actually connect to svn yet.  Let's enlarge the window on that document just a couple of lines or so....

Running the svnserve Server

If you've chosen to use the svnserve server over ssh, there isn't even a step two. The svnserve binary comes pre-installed on Leopard, and the ssh server (sshd) launches svnserve on demand, so svnserve doesn't need to run as a daemon. Therefore, as long as the repository is in place, and sshd is running on the server, svnserve will already accept connections. Skip ahead to the section, Using Subversion from Xcode to get started with your first project.

Note: To start sshd on the server, open System Preferences, select the Sharing icon and select the Remote Login checkbox. [emphasis mine]

To recap: '...there isn't even a step two'; 'Skip ahead to the section, Using Subversion from Xcode to get started...'; but make sure you do something else first!