Re: [TSVN] Update To Revision thoughts...

Roland Erbs wrote:

> I am not sure how Update To Revision is intended to work, only how I would
> like it to work :-) I would like it to do what the manual says: "update your
> working copy to a specific revision"
>
> Here is how it works:
> (1) If my WC is up to date:
> - After Update To Revision (#): files and directory structure reflect rev #
> (2) If I have a file in my WC which has not been added+committed to
> repository:
> - After Update To Revision (#): files and directory structure reflects rev #
> except that the not-added file is still there
> (3) If I have a file with changes that has not been committed:
> - After Update To Revision (#): files and directory structure reflects rev #
> except that the not-committed file is merged with rev # of the file.
>
> (1) is beautiful and I understand that (2) and (3) happens since TSVN cannot
> allow information to get lost. However, especially (3) makes your WC a mess,
> imho.

Correct. Subversion _never_ looses data. So it won't delete your
unversioned or modified files. It rather creates a conflict and provide
you with all the available files (yours, theirs, the base).

> Unless (2) and (3) are intended, I suggest that you can only Update To
> Revision if your WC (exactly) reflects a revision in the repository. If you
> try to Update To Revision when WC does not reflect a revision in the
> repository, you should be told to update/commit/revert before Update To
> Revision can take place.

You mean checking for local modifications before such an update and if
some are found show a warning? Good idea!
Can you suggest what that warning should tell? I'm not good at writing
clear messages...

Stefan

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