Re: Setting a property remotely

roy.razon@mailpoalim.co.il wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Using Subversion 1.1.0 on Windows, I'm trying to set the svn:ignore
> property directly on a repository directory.
>
> D:\svn>svn ps --revprop -r HEAD svn:ignore -F d:\svn\ignore.pat
> file:///d:/svn/myrepos/mydir
>
> property 'svn:ignore' set on repository revision 65
>
> D:\svn>svn pg svn:ignore file:///d:/svn/myrepos/mydir
>
> D:\svn>
>
> It works when I checkout the entire directory to a working copy, set the
> property and then commit, but that's a bit awkward.
>
> Am I doing anything wrong, or is this expected behaviour?

svn:ignore is NOT a revprop. Drop the "--revprop" from your first
command line, and you'll be fine.

To devs: maybe Subversion should notice incorrect usage of the special
svn:* properties (revpropped when should not, and vice-versa) ?

Bye,
François

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Received on Mon Oct 25 17:21:46 2004