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Re: [TSVN] Make externals visible in Repo-Browser

From: Rainer Müller <mueller_rainer_at_gmx.de>
Date: 2005-06-02 18:54:04 CEST

SteveKing wrote:
> Jonathan Page wrote:
>
>> Change request: Would it be possible to make folders that have been
>> defined via "svn:externals" visible in the Repo-Browser? They could
>> be "ghost" folders which look e.g. 50% transparent to show that they
>> are not really stored at that location in the tree.
>
>
> Not really. The svn_client_ls() API doesn't return external folders at
> all. And reading the properties for every shown folder isn't an option
> either:
> - too slow
> - externals can point to different folders (e.g. ..\..\extfolder), i.e.
> they don't have to be children of the folder where the property is set.

And even can be on another server which could cause authentification
issues. So everytime you enter Repo Browser you have to type in at least
2 passwords.

Rainer

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