Re: Subversion 1.7 libs now handle Redirect (http error 301), this breaks Tortoise 1.7.4.22459 repro browser

On 10.02.2012 20:52, Ken DeJager wrote:
>
> Subversion 1.7.2 now handles the http redirect for a repository moved
> 'permanently'. It gives a message and redirects to the new URL, and
> longer reports error 301.
> Svn's handling of redirect for a 'temporary' move is unchanged.
> Tortoisesvn choses NOT to handle any redirects.
>
> Unfortunately, svn 1.7's new behavior confuses Repository Browser, and a
> bogus folder appears. Example:
>
> I have a repository at http://localhost/svn/good_path
>
> My httpd.conf has these intra-server redirects:
> #
> Redirect permanent /svn/bad_path_301 /svn/good_path
> Redirect temp /svn/bad_path_302 /svn/good_path
>
> 1. In Repository Browser, enter URL: http://localhost/svn/bad_path_302
> Result is correct: "Unable to connect ... Repository moved temporarily
> to '//localhost/svn/good_path' (etc)".
>
> 2. In Repository Browser, enter URL: http://localhost/svn/bad_path_301
> Expected behavior: "Unable to connect ... Repository moved permanently
> (etc)".
> Incorrect result is:
>
> <http://localhost/svn/>http://localhost/svn/
> <http://localhost/svn/good_path>good_path
> + Branches
> - bad_path_301 (line is selected)
> + Branches
> + Tags
> + Trunk
> + Tags
> + Trunk
>
> The 'bad_path_301' folder is incorrect and should not appear.
> If I select any folder inside bad_path_301, such /bad_path_301/Branches,
> the other pane displays: "'C:\ ... \Temp' is not a working copy".
> The other folders seem OK.
> Tortoise should either surrender to svn and correctly support its silent
> redirect, or else detect the redirect and report an error. (I vote for
> the latter.)

I've opened issue #209 for this:
http://code.google.com/p/tortoisesvn/issues/detail?id=209

Stefan

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