RE: binary files and repository files

> if i understand it right, then unused log files are something
> like archive logs in oracle ? i.e. they are not needed to retrieve
> older revisions, only to recovery corrupted repository ?

        That's correct, though I would add that no one particularly
recommends keeping them around to recover a corrupted repository. The
normal practice is to do dumps (with "svn dump") and then use "svn load" on
them to reconsitute a corrupted repository.

        So, the latest versions (0.35+) actually have a feature to discard
log files as soon as they are no longer necessary.

        It is still relevant to make sure that you are not running the
released version that turned off automatic deltification. I think it was
0.33, but I don't remember now.

        Moving up to the latest version will ensure that both of these
situations are dealt with automatically, keeping your repository as small as
possible.

Patrick Rusk

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Received on Thu Jan 22 19:25:43 2004