Re: [TSVN] Workaround for "'C:' is not a working copy"

Sven Brueggemann wrote:

> when trying to commit changes in two working copies (c:\wc1 and c:\wc2)
> that point to different paths in the same repository together in one
> transaction, Subversion complaints that "'C:' is not a working copy".
>
> Judging from my logs, there once was a Subversion version, that could
> commit these directories together, but 1.2 and 1.1.3 don't...

Yes. Subversion changed that some day in between 1.1.x releases. It was
a fix for a bug (don't remember which one).

> I asked Google and it found a workaround from Steve dated 2004. He
> suggested to change a file in one of the working copies and then de-select
> that file in the commit dialog, commit and revert the workaround change.
>
> This doesn't work (anymore).

Subversion now collects itself all the commit targets and checks them.
Before, Subversion wouldn't check them but just do the commit. That's
why it doesn't work anymore.

> Are there other suggestions to work around this problem (except commiting
> in two transactions)?
>
> This is not a TSVN problem, the cli throws the same error.

The only suggestion from me would be to go to the Subversion mailing
list. I can't do much about that.

Stefan

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