Re: improve error msg for locked deleted files in TSVN

Bernhard Merkle wrote:
> Hi
>
> in svn it is possible to delete files which still have a lock on them.
> Now if the user tries to add the file again it fails, because of the
> lock.
> So far so good (or bad ;-)
>
> When adding the file again i get a confusing error msg in TSVN:
> file ... already exists in path....
> This does not state the _real_ cause of the failure and leads to
> confusion.

But the file is still added?

>
> When adding the file via svn on the command line I get a much better
> error msg:
> C:\_test\Debug_VB\bin\Debug>svn commit -m "added"

Committing is not adding.

> Adding (bin) Debug/Debug_VB.exe
> Transmitting file data .svn: Commit failed (details follow):
> svn: Server sent unexpected return value (423 Locked) in response to
> PUT request for '/svn//!svn/wrk/373c0d64-2449-11de-850c-
> dd224d20de38/.../Debug_VB.exe'
>
> It explicitly tells about the lock and hence the user can ask his svn
> admin to manually remove the lock on the file within the repository.

TSVN will tell you the exact same error when you commit the added files.

Stefan

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