Re: svn:externals and spaces

Sudrien wrote:
> I'm trying to set up some svn:externals to make up for some
> shortcomings in the original repository setup.
>
> So try to add a new property from the context menu...
>
> Property: "svn:externals"
> Value: "svn://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/Scripts/trunk/Base Scripts"
>
> TortoiseSVN complains it is not parsible. With some reading, I find
> the workaround is...
>
> Property: "svn:externals"
> Value: "svn://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/Scripts/trunk/Base%20Scripts"
>
> Would it be possible to have TortoiseSVN automate this string
> replacement? I realize the space should not be there in a repository
> with a good setup, but I'm dealing with other people's work here.

The svn:externals property is a Subversion property. It's format is
defined by the Subversion library. It requires that URLs are properly
escaped.

I really doubt that anyone adds/modifies those properties on a daily
basis, so having users do the escaping themselves should not be a big
problem - but it would be a big effort for TSVN to do it automatically
for you and get it right in all special cases.

Stefan

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