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Re: Expected format '3' of repository; found format '4'

From: Tim Hill <tim.hill_at_realmgp.com>
Date: 2006-05-19 21:58:10 CEST

Why are you working with a repo/folder called ".svn" ??? This is a
reserved folder name used by svn clients internally, and is almost
certainly confusing svn.

--Tim

Nigel Wilkinson wrote:
> Hi folks
>
> I have installed the subversion-1.2.3-3mdk &
> subversion-server-1.2.3-3mdk packages on a Mandriva 2006 system.
>
> I create a repository using
> svnadmin create /home/nigel/.svn - all seems fine and a repository is
> created. In the repository is a file called "format" and its contents
> reads "3".
>
> Next I want to import my files with
> svn import temp file:///home/nigel/.svn/rubyjots -m "initial import"
>
> and I get
> Adding temp/rubyJots
> Adding temp/rubyJots/trunk
> Adding temp/rubyJots/trunk/rubyjots
> Adding temp/rubyJots/trunk/rubyJots.rb
> Adding temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/paste.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/date.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/expand.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/up.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/filenew.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/redo.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/cut.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/bluetext.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/print.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/filesave.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/erase.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/fileopen.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/collapse.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/delete.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/attach.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/undo.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/move.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/down.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/highlight.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/emphasis.gif
> Adding (bin) temp/rubyJots/trunk/icons/copy.gif
> Adding temp/rubyJots/branches
> Adding temp/rubyJots/tags
>
> Committed revision 1.
>
> Everything still looks good
>
> I now try
> svn checkout file:///home/nigel/.svn /home/nigel/Projects
>
> and the reply I get is
> svn: Can't open file '/home/nigel/.svn/entries': No such file or
> directory
>
> correct: there isn't.
> If I now look in the file "format" the contents now reads "4"
>
> If I do another
> svn checkout file:///home/nigel/.svn /home/nigel/Projects
>
> I get
> svn: Unable to open an ra_local session to URL
> svn: Unable to open repository 'file:///home/nigel/.svn'
> svn: Expected format '3' of repository; found format '4'
>
> Anyone got any ideas.
>
> Cheers
> Nigel
>

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