On 24.12.2012 03:35, Vladimir Berezniker wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I ran into some issues with SVN tests for JavaHL, as test WCs end up
> nested within the branch WC. So I am curious to understand what the
> official stance is, are nested working copies a supported use case?
>
> If this use case is supported please find below a theoretical
> problem(s) I mention it in case it does mater to someone, but I am not
> sure how much this affects real users:
>
> If there is a parent folder with .svn folder the nested checkout can
> fail if the parent folder is inaccessible, corrupt, etc.
>
> Example to illustrate:
>
> mkdir test
> cd test
> svn co http://heimdall-one-click.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/HeimdallOneClick
> --depth empty . (this could be any valid repo URL)
> chmod 0 .svn (simulate problem with parent .svn folder)
> mkdir sub1
> cd sub1
> svn co https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/branches/javahl-ra
> --depth empty .
>
> Error is raised:
>
> svn: E000013: Can't check path '<censored>/test/.svn/wc.db': Permission denied
>
> Even though there is unrelated checkout in a child folder, it is
> affected by state of the parent. IMHO would having the means of
> telling SVN the boundary after which it should not keep looking for
> .svn admin folder and/or explicit WC admin folder path parameter be
> sensible? I could not find any such options in my cursory search.
I believe this is a known problem, and AFAICR it's related to how
externals are handled -- each externals directory has its own .svn admin
dir, which confuses the search for the working copy root.
-- Brane
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Branko Čibej
Director of Subversion | WANdisco | www.wandisco.com
Received on 2012-12-24 10:18:40 CET