Michael W Thelen wrote:
>* Sakesun Roykiattisak <sakesun@boonthavorn.com> [2004-05-17 10:10]:
>
>
>>Recently, I tried to do this
>>
>>
>>>>svn propset svn:ignore * .
>>>>
>>>>
>>on a repository directory to make it a unversioned-directory.
>>Unfortunately, it effect nothing. When I add a new file to the
>>directory, "svn status" still tag them as "?". This happen only the
>>globbing is "*"
>>
>>
>
>I'm not sure of the details of the Windows XP command prompt, but I'm
>guessing that it is expanding the * before subversion ever sees it.
>
>
The Windows command line doesn't expand wildcards. However, Subversion
links the setargv.obj file that _does_ expand wildcards during argument
setup. This was done despite my protests that there is now no way to
prevent argument expansion.
http://www.contactor.se/~dast/svn/archive-2003-06/1376.shtml
http://www.contactor.se/~dast/svn/archive-2003-06/1398.shtml
http://www.contactor.se/~dast/svn/archive-2003-06/1403.shtml
>What do you get if you run 'svn proplist -v .' after running the command
>you just mentioned? To fix the problem, try either quoting the
>* (svn propset svn:ignore '*' .)
>
Unfortunately, quoting won't work on Windows, as per above. Also the
Windows command line doesn't understand single quotes, regardless.
>or using svn propedit instead of svn propset.
>
>
Yes, or or propset -F.
-- Brane
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Received on Tue May 18 02:27:23 2004