[Bug] propset svn:externals with the new 1.6 syntax does not honor the revision first.

[Janus Ng-2]

Dear Developers,

We have encountered a problem on using external repo with the new syntax introduced on version 1.5.

For a target path no longer exists on the head revision, the svn:external fails with the new syntax. e.g.

> svn rename foo bar
A   bar
D   foo
>svn commit -m "renamed foo to bar"
Adding   bar

Committed revision 100.
>cd ../baz
#### new syntax ####
>svn propset svn:externals -r 90 ^/path/to/foo foo
>svn update
A ~/svnrepo/baz/foo
svn: external failed (details below):
svn: URL '/svn/shared/!svn/bc/100/path/to/foo' path not found
#### old syntax ####
>svn propset svn:externals foo -r 90 ^/path/to/foo
>svn update
A ~/svn/repo/baz/foo - at revision: 90
Updated to revision 100.

The bug exists since svn 1.5 and it is still there in version 1.6.6.

[Daniel Torreblanca]

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Janus Ng <janusng@...> wrote:

>
> Dear Developers,
>
> We have encountered a problem on using external repo with the new syntax introduced on version 1.5.
>
> For a target path no longer exists on the head revision, the svn:external fails with the new syntax. e.g.
>
> > svn rename foo bar
> A   bar
> D   foo
> >svn commit -m "renamed foo to bar"
> Adding   bar
>
> Committed revision 100.
> >cd ../baz
> #### new syntax ####
> >svn propset svn:externals -r 90 ^/path/to/foo foo
> >svn update
> A ~/svnrepo/baz/foo
> svn: external failed (details below):
> svn: URL '/svn/shared/!svn/bc/100/path/to/foo' path not found
> #### old syntax ####
> >svn propset svn:externals foo -r 90 ^/path/to/foo
> >svn update
> A ~/svn/repo/baz/foo - at revision: 90
> Updated to revision 100.
>
> The bug exists since svn 1.5 and it is still there in version 1.6.6.

I'm not _entirely_  sure on this but I think that Subversion uses a
default peg revision of HEAD for externals, and that file doesn't
exist at HEAD. Try using peg revision syntax to define your external:
^/path/to/foo foo@90

Daniel
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[Daniel Torreblanca]

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 12:46 AM, Daniel Torreblanca
<regulatethis@...> wrote:
> I'm not _entirely_  sure on this but I think that Subversion uses a
> default peg revision of HEAD for externals, and that file doesn't
> exist at HEAD. Try using peg revision syntax to define your external:
> ^/path/to/foo foo@90

That was supposed to be:
^/path/to/foo@90 foo

:)

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[Janus Ng-2]

Dear Mr. Torreblanca,

I have tried the alternative syntax as you have suggested. Unfortunately, it does not work. :(

^/path/to/foo foo@90

It is kinda strange that the old syntax works flawlessly while the new syntax doesn't. This bug holds us from merging to the new syntax.


Daniel Torreblanca wrote:

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Janus Ng janusng@... wrote:
  

Dear Developers,

We have encountered a problem on using external repo with the new syntax introduced on version 1.5.

For a target path no longer exists on the head revision, the svn:external fails with the new syntax. e.g.

    

svn rename foo bar
      

A   bar
D   foo
    

svn commit -m "renamed foo to bar"
      

Adding   bar

Committed revision 100.
    

cd ../baz
      

#### new syntax ####
    

svn propset svn:externals -r 90 ^/path/to/foo foo
svn update
      

A ~/svnrepo/baz/foo
svn: external failed (details below):
svn: URL '/svn/shared/!svn/bc/100/path/to/foo' path not found
#### old syntax ####
    

svn propset svn:externals foo -r 90 ^/path/to/foo
svn update
      

A ~/svn/repo/baz/foo - at revision: 90
Updated to revision 100.

The bug exists since svn 1.5 and it is still there in version 1.6.6.
    

I'm not _entirely_  sure on this but I think that Subversion uses a
default peg revision of HEAD for externals, and that file doesn't
exist at HEAD. Try using peg revision syntax to define your external:
^/path/to/foo foo@90

Daniel
20C2 D248 F235 4419 83D5 C3F4 4F9A F331 CF6A F679
http://www.bonetree.net/pgp.asc
  

[Lorenz-2]

Janus Ng wrote:
>I have tried the alternative syntax as you have suggested.
>Unfortunately, it does not work. :(
>
>    ^/path/to/foo foo@90
>

you didn't see the correction Daniel posted 3 Minutes after the eMail
you replyed too?

That should have been:

        ^/path/to/foo@90 foo

see

 http://svnbook.red-bean.com/nightly/en/svn.advanced.externals.html

for further details
--

Lorenz

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