Re: bug when removing a svn:external which point to a file

Am 15.10.2010 11:30, schrieb Jérôme GLATIGNY:
>
> I have a strange behavior with externals on files.
>
> * Open "property" dialog on a folder (which is checkout)
> * Set a svn:externals, like : ^/project2/trunk/myfile.txt myfile.txt
> * Update : The file appears.
> * Remove the svn:externals for this file.

Please update your working copy at this point first. That should fix
this problem.

> * Remove the file manualy. "tortoise => delete" can't delete, a message
> box explains that we have to remove the external.
> * Update : The file reappears.
> * Remove the file, again.
> * "Tortoise => revert" : the dialog shows that "myfile.txt" is missing.
>
> The only way to remove the file is to remove the entire folder and update
> his parent.

You're missing a step, that's why. Deleting folders from a working copy
shouldn't be necessary (except some rare cases).

Felix

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Received on 2010-10-15 12:26:53 CEST