Re: limitations of svn:externals

Molle Bestefich wrote:
> Narayana Prasad wrote:
>> But the common code must stay common and
>> maintain a common history.
>
> Except in the case of 'svn cp' to branches or tags.
> When you branch or tag, you want an actual repository copy of your
> common files, fixated at the version that is in use when you release
> (or branch).
>

Yes, we use externals for 'proper' externals in another repo, and for
links to common code in the same repo. For the proper externals, on a
copy we'd like to be able to have the -r automatically added to the
external, but with the externals in the same repo, a copy would be required.

Currently we have to do this manually for all our externals when
branching for a release which isn't that usable.

Cheers

Russell

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Received on Mon Nov 7 13:04:32 2005