Re: [PATCH] Stop resurrecting deleted files in ~/.subversion

Hi list,

 I would like to raise this question again. I recently tried adding
 .subversion/config to a repository of my $HOME. It is currently not
 possible to run svn update from another box (below called
 box-b). What I did was (from my memory):

    box-a$ mv .subversion .subversion.tmp
    box-a$ svn mkdir .subversion

 And then moved the config in there, and somehow got it commited to the
 repository. Then on another box I can verify that it is supposed to
 be checked out with with the next update. Which fails like this:

    box-b$ svn up
    svn: Obstructed update
    svn: failed to add directory '.subversion': object of the same name
    already exists

 Then on box-a, I thought it was better to reverse things, so I issued
 svn delete .subversion/config and commited it. I was not able to
 delete the whole of .subversion (empty, only config in it, or fully
 populated):

    box-a$ svn delete --force .subversion
    D .subversion
    box-a$ svn ci -m'* .subversion: Removed this too...'
    Deleting .subversion
    svn: A problem occured; see later errors for details
    svn: Commit succeeded, but other errors follow:
    svn: Left locally modified or unversioned files
    svn: Error bumping revisions post-commit (details follow):
    svn:

 And it is still marked for upgrade and therefore preventing a full
 update on box-a.

    box-b$ svn st -uv | grep .subversion
    ? * .subversion

 So firstly I would like to request information on how to sanely
 resolve the issue at hand. Secondly, in my opinion this should be
 made possible in some way. I dont know whats the best solution, but
 maybe anyone of you do.

.henrik

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