svn:externals rights. Problems in svn:external "chain".

From: Dmitry Makhno <makh_dv_at_qarea.com>
Date: 2007-03-21 10:02:35 CET

Hello Developers of SVN,

I have digged a lot of forums and sites, but can't find resolution for

my problem. So I think it is an Issue of all svn clients.

Please answer on my email or post it to issue tracker (where can I

monitor it?).

If additinal information required I will add it with glad.

Version:

svn: 1.4.0/1/2

Summury:

Q&A:

Q: what you did?

A: User tried to get repository with linked svn:external chain.

He hasn't access to all tiers of chain.

Q: what you wanted to happen?

A: I thought that some tiers will be passed.

And user update whole chain except tiers he hasn't access.

Via console expected like:

*****

>svn.exe update D:\***\Projects\QM\

Fetching external item into 'D:\***\Projects\QM\_BREW'

External at revision 1.

Fetching external item into 'D:\***\Projects\QM\_Symbian'

External at revision 1.

Fetching external item into 'D:\***\Projects\QM\_WM'

svn: Not authorized to open root of edit operation (AND CONTINUE)

Fetching external item into 'D:\***\Projects\QM\_J2ME'

External at revision 1.

Fetching external item into 'D:\***\Projects\QM\Sumo'

External at revision 1.

Fetching external item into 'D:\***\Projects\QM\Poker'

External at revision 1.

*****

Q: and what actually happened?

A: Chain is order depend. Update stops at first tier that user haven't

access.

Via console it looks like:

*****

>svn.exe update D:\***\Projects\QM\

Fetching external item into 'D:\***\Projects\QM\_BREW'

External at revision 1.

Fetching external item into 'D:\***\Projects\QM\_Symbian'

External at revision 1.

Fetching external item into 'D:\***\Projects\QM\_WM'

svn: Not authorized to open root of edit operation

*****

Q: why you think it is SVN client issue?

A: I have the same for TortoiseSvn and sending same info to them. I

ask to check sources for svn_server...

Server can't determinate is it direct update or external only clients

use svn:external property.

So I think it is a problem of SVN and TortoiseSVN clients of svnServer

on 90 percent. (never can't be sure on 100% :) )

Detailed Information:

I have trunk folder with svn:external

********************

_BREW svn+ssh://SVNc/QM_BREW/trunk

_Symbian svn+ssh://SVNc/QM_Symbian/trunk

_WM svn+ssh://SVNc/QM_WM/trunk

_J2ME svn+ssh://SVNc/QM_J2ME/trunk

Sumo svn+ssh://SVNc/QM_Sumo/trunk

Poker svn+ssh://SVNc/QM_Poker/trunk

********************

I have access to all repository. But another user have access only to

some of them (QM_Sumo, QM_Brew, QM_Symbian) repository.

As result I can do "update" correctly.

But another user can't do update at all, update stops at QM_WM and

user receive nothing. :(

I think now it works as:

Update until exception thrown. In this case user MUST manually

checkout each repository in svn:external.

I think it should work as:

Try update each repository and in case of problems externals

repository not updated. But all of them are tried.

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Thanks, waiting for reply...

   Dmitry

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