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Re: v1.8.0 32 bit / 64 bit compatibility

From: Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:34:55 +0200

On 03.07.2013 16:08, Tony Bommarito wrote:
> Using the recent v1.8.0 release, I have a problem with compatibility
> between the 32 bit and 64 bit versions. The problem can be
> duplicated by:
>
> 1) Use a real 64 bit machine and a 32 bit virtual machine.
>
> 2) From the 64 bit machine, checkout a working copy of some
> repository to a folder accessible from both machines. The .svn
> directory will not contain an "entries" or "format" file.
>
> 3) From the 32 bit machine, right-click the top-level folder of the
> working copy. TortoiseSVN will want to upgrade the working copy to
> the new format. Say yes and the operation will fail because the
> .svn\entries file is missing.
>
> 4) From the 32 bit machine, checkout a working copy of some
> repository to a folder accessible from both machines. The files
> .svn\entries and .svn\format will exist.
>
> 5) From the 64 bit machine, right-click the top-level folder of the
> working copy. TortoiseSVN will want to upgrade the working copy to
> the new format. Say yes and the operation will succeed. But the
> .svn\entries and .svn\format files will be deleted and the working
> copy will no longer be accessible from the 32 bit machine. If you
> manually create the "entries" and "format" files, the working copy
> will become accessible from the 32 bit machine.

make sure you have v1.8.0 installed on both the main and the VM machine.

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