Re: Update to revision

On 30.03.2012 14:55, Jean-Marc van Leerdam wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 30 March 2012 13:59, Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com
> <mailto:tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> On 30.03.2012 13:56, Tobias Richter wrote:
> > Hi *,
> >
> > if I use the "Update to revision" my local working copy is updated to
> > revision x but all the externals are still coming from the head
> > revision or the explicit revision which was set through the
> properties.
> >
> > My suggestion: an option that I also get the externals from the
> revision x ...
>
> So you mean if I want to update my TSVN working copy to e.g. revision
> 22700 then all the externals (subversion, apr, neon, ...) it uses should
> also update to that revision?
>
>
> I think the OP means that the externals are to be updated to a revision
> that was appropriate at the time rev. 22700 was created; he did not mean
> to reuse the 22700 as a rev no for the externals.
>
> Now, that info is probably not available for externals that were not

Right: that information is not available.

> linked to an explicit revision at that time, but for fixed externals it
> could be possible. The question remains if this is a feasible option to
> provide and if it requires additional SVN support to implement this.

if the externals are fixed to a revision, then an update to an earlier
revision will take care of that. Because the svn:externals properties
are versioned as well.

> IIRC, there is an option when tagging/branching to freeze externals
> pointing to HEAD to a fixed revision? Maybe the OP can use that to
> achieve his goal?

Yes. Or much better: always, always point externals to a fixed revision
or a tag.

Stefan

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