Re: All long commits fail

Torne Wuff <torne@wolfpuppy.org.uk> writes:

> > You can't commit a propchange on a directory unless your working
> > directory is at HEAD.
>
> Ah, that would be it (tested it). That's odd, but, well, if that's the
> way it works, then that's the way it works.

Yup, it's explained at the end of chapter 2 in the svn book:

   "However you make use of mixed-revisions in your working copy,
    there are limitations to this flexibility.

    First, you cannot commit the deletion of a file or directory which
    isn't fully up-to-date. If a newer version of the item exists in
    the repository, your attempt to delete will be rejected, to
    prevent you from accidentally destroying changes you've not yet
    seen.

    Second, you cannot commit a metadata change to a directory unless
    it's fully up-to-date. [...] A directory's working revision
    defines a specific set of entries and properties, and thus
    committing a property change to an out-of-date directory may
    destroy properties you've not yet seen."

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Received on Tue Sep 23 18:18:39 2003