Re: Bug report - TortoiseSVN 1.7.7 - SVN update

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Keren Aharon <Kerena_at_praxell.com> wrote:
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> I have installed the a new version of SVN client:
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> TortoiseSVN 1.7.7, Build 22907 - 32 Bit , 2012/05/15 12:16:05
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> Subversion 1.7.5,
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> I am running into a bug that didn’t exist before and it happened to me a few times already.
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> 1.       I executed SVN update while one of the updated docs was opened in my desktop. I got the following error:

Yup, that's the problem: the file was exclusively opened in another app.

> 2.       I closed the opened document and ran update again (this is something I did all the time in the previous version). I got the following error:
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> 3.       I tried to run cleanup and got the following error:
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> Now I am in a loop. I cannot update anymore or run cleanup. Restart didn’t help.
> The only solution I found so far is to delete the entire repository from my desktop and retrieve again from the beginning.
> This is a real pain since I work with many open documents all the time and I need to update them in real time….

That's a known (and also very old) problem. The svn lib leaves the wc
corrupt in such situations. And yes, the only solution now is a fresh
checkout.

But if the svn devs ever improve the situation: you will never ever be
able to update a document while it's open! Not possible.

Stefan

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