RE: a newbie question

Thanks again!:handshake:

Bob Archer wrote:
>
>> 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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