Re: "the directory name is invalid"

postmaster_at_tigris.org wrote:
> I've got problem with running diff/udiff/blame/whatever is left on
> windows xp 32-bit. I istalled tortoisesvn on one machine and haveon
> problem. So I onstalled on the second one - well, suprrise. Every
> time I try to start any external tortoisesvn binary (i.e. from
> tortoisesvn package, but external exe to call from context menu) I
> get error messages. For example starting blame from show log window
> returst "could not start external diff program! The directory name is
> invalid". Tortoisesvn settings are untouched - they are default ones,
> with no external exes defined. Running exes by hand, like '"\Program
> Files\TortoiseSVN\bin\TortoiseProc.exe" /command:blame
> /path:"D:\root\file.txt /startrev:1 /endrev:3764', works. Tortoisesvn
> release is the latest one for windows.
>
> Any suggestions? What really happens when I choose blame from context
> menu? I'm happy to check every step one by one - but I don't know
> what these steps are at the moment.

Make sure you have version 1.5.5 installed. This bug has been fixed in
that version.
If you still get the error with 1.5.5, I need a step-by-step description
of what you do to get to this error.

Stefan

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