You're welcome.
If you're testing it in a Windows environment, check your Temporary folder does not contain spaces.
Check this link: http://subversion.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=1065&dsMessageId=978809
I overrode them with local environment variables that point to a path without spaces.
Darío.
> dario.borreguero_at_gmail.com wrote on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 at 10:46 -0800:
> > Understand it!
> >
> > Then, I can say I found a bug.
> >
>
> Agreed.
>
> > First, whenever you execute:
> >
> > "svncopy.pl -F comment.txt --pin-externals url/to/source
> > url/to/destination"
> >
> > It raises the error:
> >
> > Subcommand 'checkout' doesn't accept '-F [--file] PAR' option.
> >
> > As I stated before. Because it is parsed (line 95) and included like
> > any other svn option, the problem is that the first svn subcommand to
> > execute is 'checkout' that it does not admit -F[--file] PAR option.
> >
>
> Off-topic, if I read the code correctly, the same problem you report
> with -F will also happen with --force-log (and maybe with --quiet?).
>
> > Secondly, as you told me, --file PAR option is internally used by 'svn
> > propset'. But it does nothing to do with the -F[--file] PAR option
> > that receives svncopy.pl script.
> >
> > Therefore, the code should be changed according to one of the
> > following options:
> >
> > a) Just ignore this option (-F[--file] PAR). And thefore update the
> > documentation indicating this. Because, at first sight and without
> > changing anything, I understand that I can use -F[--file] PAR option
> > as a comment like in any other svn subcommand that admits it. For
> > example, creating a tag, this file could be the followed roadmap
> > (that contains newlines) to get that version/tag.
> >
> > Following your instructions I understand that it shouldn't be used to
> > add a comment. I should use -m MSG option instead.
> >
> > b) Just using it like -m MSG option (but not both at the same time,
> > like you told me). And therefore, change the code as I described
> > previously (line 95).
> >
>
> In other words, svncopy.pl will take both -F and -m, but will translate
> them both internally to '$message'; which is already used properly, i.e.
> is not passed to commands that don't expect a log message.
>
> Yes, sounds like a good plan.
>
> > I hope you understand my explanation.
> >
>
> Now I understand. Thanks for going through it again.
>
> > Thanks for your feedback.
> >
> > Darío.
> >
>
> Thanks for the patch. I tried to test it, but it seems that I can't run
> svncopy.pl at all here (the last error I got was '''Can't call method
> "temp_dir" on an undefined value'''). Hopefully someone else will test
> the patch and commit it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Daniel
>
> > > dario.borreguero_at_gmail.com wrote on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 at 03:47 -0800:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure if this should be a bug. I'll explain it below:
> > > >
> > > > I've started to use 'svncopy.pl' script and I found that if I try to
> > > > add comments from a file, as I did with 'svn copy' subcommmand. It
> > > > doesn't work.
> > > >
> > > > I returns the error message: Subcommand 'checkout' doesn't accept '-F
> > > > [--file] PAR' option.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Then don't pass -F to 'svn checkout'. (And "PAR" isn't part of our
> > > output, where did it come from?)
> > >
> > > > I wonder why it tries to insert that file as an option for all the svn
> > > > subcommand that are used within svncopy.pl script.
> > > >
> > > > I've looked into the code and I finally decided to change the line 95
> > > > after checking that 'svn copy -m "Message" --file messages.txt'
> > > > ignores the -m option and uses the file for comments.
> > > >
> > >
> > > No. If you specify the log message using both -m and -F, you get
> > > *undefined behaviour*. Don't do this.
> > >
> > > > Therefore,
> > > >
> > > > [95] "file|F=s" => sub { push(@svn_options, "--file", $_[1]) },
> > > >
> > > > to
> > > >
> > > > [95] "file|F=s" => sub { open FILE, $_[1]; my @content = <FILE>;
> > > > $message = join("\n", @content); close FILE; },
> > > >
> > > > Before assuming that my change is correct or it shouldn't be done.
> > > > I wonder if the option --file PAR is used with another intention than
> > > > to use it as commit comment??
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yes, by 'svn propset' at least.
> > >
> > > > I hope this helps,
> > > >
> > > > Dario.
> > > >
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> > > >
> >
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