kmradke_at_rockwellcollins.com writes:
> The current "svn update" command allows for a --ignore-externals
> parameter, but has
> anyone else wanted/needed a --only-externals parameter?
>
> We have some scripts to add a new svn:externals property to a working copy
> directory,
> and we then wanted to updated JUST the external, nothing else in the
> working copy.
>
> It appears you must update the parent directory containing the externals
> definition before you can then update it directly. However, doing this
> will update everything else in that directory.
>
> So far I haven't come up with a solution other than to completely
> reorganize
> the directory structure and place all of our "automated" svn:externals
> into
> a separate directory tree which we can update at any time without updating
> the user's other files.
>
> Thoughts?
Well, I think the reason there's never been a --only-externals option is
that you can always just update an external directly. That is:
cd external-subdir
svn up
That won't affect the parent dir.
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Received on 2008-06-30 21:58:47 CEST