> Bob Archer wrote:
> >
> >> I am using tortoise as my SVN client. I was not using the
> concept
> >> of tags
> >> and branches until now(which was a huge mistake made by me). I
> had
> >> my
> >> project folder filled with all the source and supporting files.
> >> Yesterday i
> >> decided to add tag and branch folder to my project. I
> succesfully
> >> added the
> >> tag and branch folder using the svn 'Branch/tag' command and
> moved
> >> the
> >> current version to the tag folder. I saw my files downloading to
> my
> >> local
> >> tags folder. Same for the branches. For branches initially it
> did
> >> not
> >> downloaded the files but when i did a 'switch path' it
> downloaded
> >> to my
> >> local system.
> >
> > Well... when you tag/branch you copy stuff in the repo. Since you
> copied
> > the folder into itself and you have the MainFolder checked out...
> when you
> > update... sure it is going to pull down the /tag and /branches
> folders
> > now. You probably shouldn't have done a tag/branch but just gone
> into the
> > repo browsers and added folders
> >
> >>
> >> Please let me know what i did is correct.
> >>
> >> 1) 'MainFolder' -> This was the folder under which all the
> project
> >> files are
> >> saved before tag/brancing.
> >> http://mysvn.com/MainFolder
> >>
> >> 2) Created 'MainFolder/Tags' -> This folder contain backup for
> all
> >> the
> >> stable releases
> >> http://mysvn.com/MainFolder/Tags/1.2
> >>
> >> 3) Created 'MainFolder/Branches' -> This folder contain all the
> >> modifications before releasing it production.
> >> http://mysvn.com/MainFolder/Branches/1.3
> >>
> >> 4) I am hoping to add a new folder trunk and move all the master
> >> files from
> >> the MainFolder to it.
> >>
> >> So the my MainFolder have following structure.
> >>
> >> MainFolder/Tags
> >> MainFolder/Branches
> >> MainFolder/Trunk
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Yep...for the most part. Are your "tag" and "branches" folders
> empty?
> >
> > If so now all you have to do is copy everything in ManFolder
> (other than
> > tags/branches) to trunk. That should do it.
> >
> >
> >
> > BOb
> >
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> Thanks for your reply.=)
> ----------------
> Well... when you tag/branch you copy stuff in the repo. Since you
> copied the
> folder into itself and you have the MainFolder checked out... when
> you
> update... sure it is going to pull down the /tag and /branches
> folders now.
> You probably shouldn't have done a tag/branch but just gone into
> the repo
> browsers and added folders
> <<-------------
>
> Will making a trunk folder and moving all the files into it and
> deleting
> tags and branches inside the trunk solve the problem?
>
> --------------->>
Yes... that will work. Then you will just have to do a "switch" on your working copy to point to the new path.
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Received on 2010-10-29 17:11:24 CEST