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Re: svn merge --reintegrate and -c -r options

From: David Glasser <glasser_at_davidglasser.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:26:13 -0800

On Jan 24, 2008 3:31 PM, Paul Burba <ptburba_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 23, 2008 7:07 PM, David Glasser <glasser_at_davidglasser.net> wrote:
> > On Jan 22, 2008 10:23 AM, Paul Burba <pburba_at_collab.net> wrote:
> > > Should svn merge --reintegrate produce an error if the user also
> > > specifies -c and/or -r? These are allowed but have no meaning AFAICT.
> >
> > -c, sure.
> >
> > Now, I'm pretty sure the reintegrate API lets you specify
> >
> > "reintegrate branch-at-revision-123 into this wc"
> >
> > ie, it doesn't have to reintegrate HEAD. I'm not sure offhand if this
> > should be specified with -r or with a pegrev though.
>
> Dave,
>
> This already works with the URL_at_PEGREV syntax (which I think is the
> right choice):
>
> >svn merge file:///C:/SVN/src-branch/Release/subversion/tests/cmdline/svn-test-work/repositories/merge_tests-45/A_COPY_at_8
> merge_tests-45\A --reintegrate
> --- Merging differences between repository URLs into 'merge_tests-45\A':
> U merge_tests-45\A
>
> It also works with the WC_PATH_at_PEGREV, but requires -r/-c:
>
> >svn merge merge_tests-45\A_COPY_at_8 merge_tests-45\A --reintegrate
> ..\..\..\subversion\svn\merge-cmd.c:157: (apr_err=195002)
> svn: A working copy merge source needs an explicit revision
>
> Which is definitely a bit odd as it doesn't do anything with that
> option if you do provide it:

Oh, that's odd, we should fix that. Possibly just by disallowing
working copy merge sources for reintegrate!

> >svn merge merge_tests-45\A_COPY_at_8 merge_tests-45\A --reintegrate
> -r2:99999999999999999999999999999999
> --- Merging differences between repository URLs into 'merge_tests-45\A':
> U merge_tests-45\A
>
> >svn pl -vR merge_tests-45
> Properties on 'merge_tests-45\A':
> svn:mergeinfo : /A_COPY:2-8
> Properties on 'merge_tests-45\A_COPY':
> svn:mergeinfo : /A:2-7
>
> So...disallow -r/-c with --reintegrate?

Yup.

--dave

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