Re: svn lock one level too high if directory is parameter?

solo turn <soloturn99@yahoo.com> writes:

> hi, can it be that locking is done one level to high, if you give a
> directory as parameter?

It's not "too high", the behaviour is required.

> $ svn cleanup folder
> $ svn up folder
> svn: Attempted to lock an already-locked dir
> svn: working copy locked: .
> svn: run 'svn cleanup' to remove locks (type 'svn help cleanup' for details)

If 'svn up folder' were to delete folder then '.' must change, which
requires '.' to be locked.

> $ cd folder
> $ svn up
> Authentication realm: <...>

That doesn't always work, if 'svn up' were to delete the '.' directory
it will fail.

-- 
Philip Martin
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