Re: [test fail] merge_tests.py 12 / r39114

Hyrum K. Wright wrote:
> On Sep 3, 2009, at 5:49 PM, Stefan Sperling wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 12:35:31AM +0200, Neels Janosch Hofmeyr wrote:
>>> svn: Can't move '/tmp/tempfile.3.tmp' to
>>> 'svn-test-work/working_copies/merge_tests-12.other/A/theta': Invalid
>>> cross-device link
>>> <hwright> but with centralized metadata, we won't be able to
>>> guarantee
>>> same-device temp areas anyway
>>> ...
>>> <hwright> I don't know what we're using the temp area for in that
>>> context,
>>> but I'd assume we have a way of getting around such things?
>> In svn patch, we create a temporary file which will be renamed
>> on top of a target file in the exact same directory as the target
>> file itself to avoid cross-device renaming issues.
>
> What happens if the operation fails somewhere in the middle? How does
> the temp file get cleaned up?

I ve committed a fix for failing merge test 12 in r39167.

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