Re: Receiving "cannot non-recursively commit a directory deletion" lately

On 4/10/06, Jan Normann Nielsen <lists@dubbekarl.dk> wrote:

> I don't know if this is a TSVN og just an SVN issue, but since I use
> TSVN when I receive this error, I start by posting my issue here.
>
> Lately, I've been receiving the error "cannot non-recursively commit a
> directory deletion" when committing wc's with folders removed. I don't
> understand why this occurs. Before my last commit, I had removed two
> separate folders using "TortoiseSVN Remove" and done nothing else. The
> folders are marked with a red X in Explorer as they should but I cannot
> commit them simultaneously from the root of my wc. I am usually able to
> circumvent the problem by committing each deleted folder separately from
> their parent folder.
>
> There must be an error somewhere. I'm using TSVN 1.3.3.

To be able to select the entries you want to commit, TSVN must commit
those items non-recursively. Otherwise if you commit a change in the
wc root folder, *all* other modifications in all other files would get
committed too.
So, as soon as you uncheck at least one of the items shown in the
commit dialog, TSVN must to a non-recursive commit. If you keep
everything checked, TSVN does a recursive commit of the parent folder
- that's you should do when you commit folder deletions.

Stefan

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