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issue: space in file name prevents svn info from showing locked status

From: B. Smith-Mannschott <benpsm_at_gmail.com>
Date: 2006-05-18 17:34:29 CEST

Issue
======

Locked files with spaces in their names are not reported as locked in
the repository by ``svn info`` (but are reported as locked by ``svn
status``).

Version
=======

- svn, version 1.3.1 (r19032) (compiled May 2 2006, 19:39:28)

  - ra_dav : Module for accessing a repository via WebDAV (DeltaV) protocol.
  - ra_svn : Module for accessing a repository using the svn network protocol.
  - ra_local : Module for accessing a repository on local disk.

- Linux zocalo 2.6.10-6-686 #1 Fri Mar 10 17:58:34 UTC 2006
  i686 GNU/Linux (Ubuntu 2005-04?)

Demonstration
=============

I'll create a simple repository in ``/tmp/repos``, and check out a
working copy into ``/tmp/workingcopy``::

  zocalo:~$ cd /tmp
  zocalo:/tmp$ svnadmin create /tmp/repos
  zocalo:/tmp$ svn co file:///tmp/repos /tmp/workingcopy
  Checked out revision 0.
  zocalo:/tmp$ cd /tmp/workingcopy

Create two files, one with spaces in its name, and one without. Then
lock them both::

  zocalo:/tmp/workingcopy$ touch 'file name with space'
  zocalo:/tmp/workingcopy$ touch 'file-without-space'
  zocalo:/tmp/workingcopy$ svn add file*
  A file name with space
  A file-without-space
  zocalo:/tmp/workingcopy$ svn -m '' commit .
  Adding file name with space
  Adding file-without-space
  Transmitting file data ..
  Committed revision 1.

  zocalo:/tmp/workingcopy$ svn lock 'file name with space'
  'file name with space' locked by user 'smithma'.
  zocalo:/tmp/workingcopy$ svn lock file-without-space
  'file-without-space' locked by user 'smithma'.

Now, I'll use ``svn info`` on my working copy to see if the two files
I've just locked are indeed locked. Nothing unexpected here. (I've
removed irrelevant lines of output to save space.)::

  zocalo:/tmp/workingcopy$ svn info *

  Path: file name with space
  URL: file:///tmp/repos/file%20name%20with%20space
  Lock Token: opaquelocktoken:3eb6e352-1114-0410-9989-ccab4852dc2b
  Lock Owner: smithma
  Lock Created: 2006-05-18 17:02:24 +0200 (Thu, 18 May 2006)

  Path: file-without-space
  URL: file:///tmp/repos/file-without-space
  Lock Token: opaquelocktoken:c62f4d53-1114-0410-8b17-9406e715bb90
  Lock Owner: smithma
  Lock Created: 2006-05-18 17:02:31 +0200 (Thu, 18 May 2006)

Now, I'll ask the repository to tell me what it knows about these two
files. It should tell me that they are both locked, but it does not::

  zocalo:/tmp/workingcopy$ svn -R info file:///tmp/repos

  Path: repos
  URL: file:///tmp/repos

  Path: file name with space
  Name: file name with space
  URL: file:///tmp/repos/file%20name%20with%20space

  Path: file-without-space
  Name: file-without-space
  URL: file:///tmp/repos/file-without-space
  Lock Token: opaquelocktoken:c62f4d53-1114-0410-8b17-9406e715bb90
  Lock Owner: smithma
  Lock Created: 2006-05-18 17:02:31 +0200 (Thu, 18 May 2006)

Just, for kicks, we'll see what ``svn status`` says. On the working
copy that holds the locks, it has no trouble determining that the
files are locked::

  zocalo:/tmp/workingcopy$ svn status -u *
       K 1 file name with space
  Status against revision: 1
       K 1 file-without-space
  Status against revision: 1

Even a fresh working copy, gives it no trouble::

  zocalo:/tmp/workingcopy$ cd ..
  zocalo:/tmp$ svn co file:///tmp/repos /tmp/workingcopy2
  A /tmp/workingcopy2/file name with space
  A /tmp/workingcopy2/file-without-space
  Checked out revision 1.

  zocalo:/tmp$ svn status -u workingcopy2/*
       O 1 workingcopy2/file name with space
  Status against revision: 1
       O 1 workingcopy2/file-without-space
  Status against revision: 1

Conclusion
==========

I haven't found it in the Issues database. This looks like a bug to
me. Thoughts?

Background
==========

Unfortunately, ``svn status`` only works on working copies an not on
URLs, or I would try to use it as a work-around.

This problem surfaced because I have written a small CGI script which
pushes the output of ``svn info --xml`` through a transformation to
generate an overview of currently locked files. This, in turn works
around a defect in *subclipse*, whereby it will tell you when you
can't lock a file because someone else has the lock, but won't tell
you *who* has the lock.

Thankfully, none of our development artifacts are stored in files
containing spaces. (Maybe I was prescient when I pushed for that
restriction in our development standards.)
Received on Sun May 21 19:24:30 2006

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