Re: [TSVN] Files that should not be merged when you update

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:52:02 +0200, Roland Erbs <r.erbs@niros.com> wrote:
> We have some binary files and come C-files (generated by a case tool) that
> should not be merged when you select Update... The repository version should
> overwrite the working copy.
> Is svn:mime-type property the way to handle this?

That depends: if you have local modifications, then Subversion will
_not_ replace the file but report a conflict.

> What is the "state-of-the-art" way to handle files where it does not make
> sense to merge when you update?

You can always set the svn:mime-type to application/octed-stream or
something else that doesn't start with 'text/'. Then Subversion will
handle those files as binary.

Stefan

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