Hi Toby and Larry,
my point about symbolically linking directories was so that we could
arrange a high-level structure using a couple of different perspectives for
navigational purposes.
For example, I could create a directory structure that would go
project/component/server, or server/component/project, or project/server
component. At the end, of course, it would end up in the same place with the
same trunk & branches.
Consider the Yahoo! (or DMOZ :) ) directory as an analogy - many of
the directory nodes have links to other nodes, and you can navigate using
many paths to the same node in many cases.
In a large repository with multiple projects, components and servers
with overlap, as well as vendor files, documentation, and a mixture of
configuration and code, this simple construct can make a huge difference,
and lead to easier developer/admin acceptance (one of the major hurdles
IMHO)
svn:externals is an interesting and useful tool, but it does not hit
this particular mark. However, it will be very useful in my overall problem,
so thank you!
Cheers,
:D
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Daragh Fitzpatrick Daragh@UChicago.edu (773) 702-8976
Solutions Architect NSIT Administrative Systems
Renewal Projects and Architecture University of Chicago
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-----Original Message-----
From: Shatzer, Larry [mailto:Larry.Shatzer@Spirent.com]
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:50 AM
To: 'Toby Johnson'; users@subversion.tigris.org
Subject: RE: SVN Push and deployment
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Toby Johnson [mailto:toby@etjohnson.us]
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 9:48 AM
> To: users@subversion.tigris.org
> Subject: Re: SVN Push and deployment
> Not sure what you're getting at with this last part, but are you aware
> of the "svn:externals" property? It's "almost" a symbolic link, in
> that it lets you point to arbitrary external directories or files
> which
I don't think svn:externals works pointing to files directly, but
directories only.
-- Larry
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