To retrieve the source code from SVN, you need to have a client for SVN installed. There are many SVN clients ranging from command-line programs to full-blown shell extensions (like TortoiseSVN for Windows).

Regardless of which SVN client you use, the basic settings to access the Code::Blocks source code are essentially the same.

Anonymous SVN access via SVN protocol:

Anonymous SVN access via HTTP protocol:

Notes:

Our repository uses the standard layout proposed by Subversion. This means there are trunk, tags, and branches top-level folders. The commands above refer to the trunk directory, which contains the current development code. Bleeding edge at its finest!

If you want to access the source code of stable releases, you can find it under the tags directory. For example, the source code of Code::Blocks 8.02 can be accessed in tags/8.02. So the command-line to retrieve it using the SVN protocol would be: svn checkout svn://svn.berlios.de/codeblocks/tags/8.02