Re: unable to update/revert after reverting back to an earlier revision

Jacob wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've encountered a problem using TSVN 3840. Most probably because I
> don't fully understand reverts yet. Here is the most simple example to
> recreate my problem (revisions shown in brackets).
>
> create a fresh repository and checked it out to an empty directory
>
> (1) create a file: notes.txt with some random text, add it and commit
> (2) delete notes.txt and commit
> (3) create a file: notes.txt with some random but different text, add it
> and commit
>
> now i decided i wanted to revert back to revision 1 with the original
> file, so i brougt up the log and selected revisions 2 and 3 and clicked
> "revert changes from these revisions". This successfully restored
> notes.txt to what it was in revision 1.
>
> However, now i can't do anything to the working copy. If i try to commit
> I get the "out of date / update working copy first message." If I follow
> that advice and try to update i get the error "working copy path
> 'notes.txt' does not exist in repository". If I select revert, it will
> clear the modified icon on the file, but I am still unable to commit or
> update my working copy.
>
> How do I get out of this state?

Hmmm. This looks like a bug in subversion. It happens with the command
line client too.

As an aside, TortoiseMerge hangs with 100% CPU if you try to diff the
file after using this revert method.

Sorry to say the only answer is a fresh checkout.

> (Incidentally, the issue track lists
> http://tortoisesvn.berlios.de/issues/?do=details&id=220 as being
> implemented in 5803 but under 5840 I can not find the "revert to this
> revision" menu item in the log browser)

That's because issue 220 was implemented on trunk, not on the release
branch (which contains only bugfixes). It will be available in 1.4.

Simon

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