Re: Combining Repositories

Greetings, Zarikian!

ZNS> I would like to take three separate repositories and combine them under
ZNS> one common repository. They will remain in separate areas so there is no
ZNS> merging, overlap, or overwriting required. Is it as simple as just
ZNS> moving the repositories around?

ZNS> A crude visual in case I wasn't clear:

ZNS> Repo A
ZNS> Repo B
ZNS> Repo C

ZNS> into...

ZNS> Repo D

ZNS> - Folder A
ZNS> - Folder B
ZNS> - Folder C

ZNS> Thank you... I appreciate it.

If they are separate repositories, you may go through svnadmin dump for each
of them, then import these dumps back into folders in new repository.

But, honestly, if these are purely separate projects, better not merge repos.
Major issue with this move is that every change in each of these projects will
increase revision number for each of them at commit times.
And it'll be hard to tell, which project it was from just a revision number.

Only usual case for such step I see if you really want to physically join all
these projects, including, as next step after this reinport, folder
rearrangement to better suit the new big project (of what you want to keep
tracking), and future updates causing changes in it as a whole entity.

My advice: Think twice :)
SVNParentPath is what you need most likely.

--
WBR,
 Andrey Repin (anrdaemon_at_freemail.ru) 02.04.2009, <17:36>
Sorry for my terrible english...
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