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RE: Re: v1.8.0 32 bit / 64 bit compatibility

From: Tony Bommarito <tonybomm_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 11:19:43 -0700 (PDT)

> 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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You are correct. The VM was still running v1.7.x. I had tried to update it, got a message that the Windows Installer needed to be updated, and I forgot to reinstall Tortoise after updating the Windows Installer. All is well. Thanks for the help, and sorry for the false bug report.

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