Workaround -- Re: how to solve status ~ ?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:32:47 -0500, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 21:03:44 -0500, John Szakmeister wrote:
>
>> The problem is that usr/ was scheduled for addition, and then somehow
>> the .svn/ directories got nuked underneath it. This left him in an
>> unrecoverable state because he couldn't rename usr/ on his server.
>>
>> I think we need to look at forcing this to revert even if the directory is
>> unversioned. I can see this happening again, especially in
>> situations like Fraser's.
>
> I agree. I have this problem too.
[...]

Well, this workaround works for my problem (tried to add directory
without write permission in WC) :

    1) check out the existing repository to a new WC.
    2) create (mkdir) the directory and 'svn add ; svn commit' the
            directory
    3) 'cp -a' the .svn directory from the temp WC to the "real" WC
    4) operation on the real WC as usual (ie adding files in the
            directory, and so forth)

-- 
Dishonest money dwindles away,
but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.
        Proverbs 13:11
 
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