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Re: New Checkout policy...

From: Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:24:03 +0100

Giulio Troccoli wrote:
>> Check out the root directory with checkout depth "Only this item",
>> then right click on the folder and select "Repo browser".
>>
>> Now you navigate to any subfolder you want to check out, right
>> click it and choose "Update item to revision" and click on "OK" -
>> that'll do a "Folder only" checkout for any folders needed on the
>> way to the folder you selected and do a "proper" check out for the
>> folder that you selected.
>>
>> Repeat this with all other folders you need and you'll have a
>> sparse checkout.
>>
>> Granted, it's not as simple as ticking a few checkboxes, but it's
>> easy enough...
>>
>
> I have tried this but it doesn't work. First of all, when I
> right-click on the folder in the Repo-browser I don't have a "Update
> time to revision" option. So I tried with the checkout and if I do
> one directory at a time, checking the "only this item" option it
> seems I get what I want.

That menu entry is only available if you started the repository browser
by right-clicking on the working copy folder.
Also, it won't show up if the item you right-click on in the repo
browser already exists in the working copy.

Stefan

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