Are you suggesting a new capability? Or suggesting an existing one?
I didn't know one could "delete the head".
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:22:52 -0400, Walden Mathews <walden@eqwality.com> wrote:
> For a totally server-side solution, how about deleting the HEAD,
> then doing an svn copy from rev N-1? Of course, this assumes you
> have eliminated the chance of other intervening commits, but if
> you're the admin that's easy.
>
> Walden
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Toby Johnson" <toby@etjohnson.us>
> To: <users@subversion.tigris.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 11:47 AM
> Subject: Re: WG: Subversion pop quiz
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> | Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> |
> | >
> | > On Oct 20, 2004, at 9:01 AM, Andrew Arnott wrote:
> | >
> | >> I just asked this question a few days ago. See the thread with
> | >> subject "Reverse last commit". But here was the most useful answer I
> | >> received:
> | >>
> | >> This should be executed on the server. No, there is not simpler way
> | >> (that I know of):
> | >>
> | >
> | > Sure there's a simpler way. If you commit the reverse-merge of
> | > revision N, then revision N+1 (the new HEAD) is identical to revision
> | > N-1. This is what chapter 4 describes. Much simpler than dumping and
> | > reloading the whole repository!
> |
> | To clarify: what Arnold wanted to do was remove all traces of the commit
> | from the repository, thus the dump/load cycle. If this doesn't concern
> | you, you can simply take the "reverse merge" approach. Merges can't be
> | done server-side, so you'd need to do this in your working copy (i.e.
> | apply the reverse merge to your WC and then commit those changes).
> |
> | A simple "svn merge -r COMMITTED:PREV ." followed by a commit should do
> | the trick, but read the section in chapter 4 and examine the diffs
> | before you commit them to make sure you're getting what you want. When
> | you commit, use a meaningful message like "reversing changes from r123".
> |
> | toby
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