Re: incorrect result of merge

Peter McNab wrote:
> While everyone is anticipating a new release shortly the following
> appeared on the TortoiseSVN dev list and hasn't yet made it over here
> yet. I thought it better to pass on earlier rather than later and
> sincerely hope it's not going to upset the originators
>
> Michael Colefax wrote:
>> Here is the description of the scenario (using Tortoise 1.2.3 build
>> 4719):
>>
>> 1. create a branch and switch to it (repository revision 3)
>> 2. create a folder, add a file in the folder, and commit to the branch
>> (rev 4)
>> 3. create another file, not in the folder, and commit to the branch
>> (rev
>> 5)
>> 4. move the file created in step(2) to the parent directory, and
>> commit to
>> the branch (rev 6)
>> 5. switch to the main trunk
>> 6. merge in the changes made on the branch in revision 4
>> 7. merge in the changes made on the branch in revision 6
>> 8. commit the merges to the main trunk
>>
>> Following these steps, checkout the main trunk
>> The file created in step(2) appears in 2 locations!
>
> Running update on the original trunk does not generate the
> duplicate, but a fresh checkout does.

I think this may be closely related to issue 1736. Slightly different
symptoms, but similar course of actions to create the WC inconsistency.

It's a very old issue (dating back to v0.37), not a new one at all.

Simon

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