Re: comparing a url and a working copy

Faheem Mitha <faheem@email.unc.edu> writes:

> faheem ~/co/mg-ro>svn st
> M mono
> M mono/Makefile
> A + mono/brent.cc
> A + mono/brent.hh
> M mono/debug.R
> M mono/debug.cc
> M mono/dist.cc
> A + mono/getinv.c
> D mono/int.cc
> A + mono/inv.cc
> M mono/mg.R

You're aware of 'svn st -u', right? It will at least give you an
overview of exactly how your working-copy is out-of-date, even though
it won't show you the detailed diffs.

> faheem ~/co/mg-ro>svn diff --old file:///home/faheem/svn/brent --new
> /home/faheem/co/mg-ro/mono
>
> but get
>
> svn: Working copy not locked
> svn: directory not locked (/home/faheem/co/mg-ro/brent)

Yes, I believe that after weeks of debate, Philip actually implemented
this new 'svn diff' syntax. Unfortunately, there's no actual *code*
in the back-end to support your use-case yet! See issue #1142.

> By the way, is the Subversion book documentation current as regards
> the new svn diff syntax? The version at svnbook.redbean.com does not
> seem to be.

No, the book is out-of-date on many subjects; it hasn't been updated
for a few months. Look at doc/book/TODO for a complete list of things
we need to add to the book. Fitz/cmpilato/I will be catching up on
this list in July.

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Received on Thu Jun 26 18:42:54 2003