Sorry, didn't realize you couldn't see the original post:
> Scott Nicolson wrote:
> > It would appear that viewing the log in a working copy of a project does
> > not parse the externals property (i.e. I would like to view the log
> > history from the root of my project instead of having to view it from
> > each external directory separately). I guess this make sense when
> > externals reside in different repositories but when they reside in the
> > same repository this would be something very nice to have (almost
> > essential). Is there a configuration option for allowing this in TSVN?
> >
> >
> > Note this "show log" functionality is consistent with the "revision
> > graph" functionality but inconsistent with the "show modifications"
> > functionality. e.g. I right click on the project root, and select 'show
> > log' and only see the log of the files within this project that aren't
> > brought in by the externals property. The same happens for showing the
> > 'revision graph', I only see the files contained within my project and
> > not for the externals. However if I right click on the project root and
> > select 'show modifications' the external directories are parsed
> > correctly and I can see available updates for the entire project.
> >
To which Stefan responded:
>
> "Show log" (and the equivalent Subversion API svn_client_log()) only
> shows the log of the path you specify, and all paths below that one.
> You're externals are *above* that path, so the log isn't shown.
>
So that all makes sense, except I don't get why "show log" behaves differently from "show modifications" when used with externals. Is there some inherent difference between the two commands that I don't understand? Or is this a feature that could be implemented, it just hasn't been?
Thanks,
Rob
PS: Congrats to all you devs on a great product.
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Received on 2010-04-12 17:37:13 CEST