Re: [Subclipse-users] subclipse won't cache http credentials until tortoisesvn is also installed

On 12/28/06, Matthew Wilson <matthew@veradox.com> wrote:
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> On 12/28/06, Matthew Wilson <matthew@veradox.com> wrote:
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> > On 12/28/06, Matthew Wilson <matthew@veradox.com> wrote:
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> > > Hello,
> > > I'm following the instructions to filter my bug report through this
> > > list before submitting it to the issue tracker.
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> > > Steps to reproduce: on a fresh Windows XP (without TortoiseSVN
> > > installed), install Eclipse 3.2.1 and Subclipse 1.1.9. Try to browse
> > > an svn repository that uses https with a self-signed certificate and
> > > requires authentication. Subclipse will continually prompt for credentials,
> > > and will in fact never successfully browse the repository, instead it
> > > continually prompts for credentials.
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> > > My current workaround is to install TortoiseSVN, which for some reason
> > > causes Subclipse to start caching the credentials and successfully
> > > connecting to the https repository.
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> > This is a known bug in Subversion that has been fixed and will be in
> > 1.4.3.
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> > I'm confused as to how this could be a server-side bug, since it's
> > worked-around by installing TortoiseSVN on the client. Will a new release
> > of Subclipse fix this behavior? We are using subversion 1.3 on the
> > server.
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> I never said it was a server side bug. It is in the Subversion JavaHL
> code. It does not properly create the runtime configuration area (where the
> cache is stored). Using *any* Subversion client that creates the
> configuration area fixes the problem. There is nothing special about
> TortoiseSVN. Using the command line, or even SVNKit would also fix it.
> Also, if you had just been using the 1.3.x version previously, and already
> had the configuration area, would have fixed it.
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> Ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation. Will there be a release of
> Subclipse that incorporates these fixes to Subversion JavaHL?
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Yes. When 1.4.3 is released there will be new Subclipse releases that
include the changes.

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Thanks
Mark Phippard
http://markphip.blogspot.com/