RE: Files with trailing dots on Windows

> Deal with it how? If there is a file that fails on Windows,
> what should it do? Somehow rename that file? What about the
> case of two files: "More" and "More..." which end up being
> collapsed onto each other on the Windows platform? (Or
> "more" and "More")

It should use the value of the svn:filename.win32 property
(if specified). If you want to have both "More" and
"More..." in a directory, you should set svn:filename.win32
to "More-trailingdots", or "More\u2026". The working copy
should maintain the repository name and the disk name of
the file.

> The answer really is "Don't Do That" to your repository if
> you use that platform.

Unfortunately, this is no option. The Mac developers cannot
agree to rename their files just because Windows is limited.

> Subversion does its best to not be wrong but if the platform
> fundamentally can not support some name or pattern, then don't use it.

I wouldn't mind if Subversion refused to even put the file on
my disk.

I mind it saying that I changed the repository when I really
didn't. Why is that so hard to understand?

Regards,
Martin

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Received on Mon Feb 6 16:15:16 2006