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Re: Move a single file to a different repository with its history

From: vishwajeet singh <dextrous85_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:58:58 +0530

Subversion provides folder level access control may be you can use that if
that helps.

On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 4:55 PM, David Partain
<david.partain_at_ericsson.com>wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> On Monday 18 August 2008 13.15.08 Benjamin Smith-Mannschott wrote:
> > On Aug 18, 2008, at 13:05, David Partain wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'd really like to be able to use external repositories as a way of
> > > keeping
> > > code shared between multiple repositories. The problem I have is
> > > that I
> > > don't always know in advance what code should be in the shared
> > > repository
> > > (that others suck in on a checkout). That means I need to be able
> > > to move a
> > > file -- with its history intact -- from one repository to another if
> > > it
> > > becomes clear that it should be in the shared repository.
> > >
> > > So, is there an easy way to move a single file from one repo to
> > > another while
> > > maintaining its history?
> > >
> > > I know this can be done with svnadmin dump and grunking about in the
> > > result,
> > > but I'm hoping there is an easier way. Any hints would be
> > > appreciated.
> >
> > There is no easier way.
>
> OK, thanks for confirming what I had deduced myself.
>
> Unfortunately, it's not possible to put everything in one repository since
> access rights are different for people who need to get access to the shared
> code (i.e., bits of the code other than the shared code are not accessible
> to
> everyone).
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
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Cheers,
Vishwajeet
http://www.singhvishwajeet.com
Received on 2008-08-18 13:29:28 CEST

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