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Re: Rename or delete causes chaos

From: Ben Collins-Sussman <sussman_at_collab.net>
Date: 2005-05-11 16:52:15 CEST

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On May 11, 2005, at 8:49 AM, Per Lindberg wrote:

> When I delete or rename a sub-directory in my local Subversioned
> project directory, (without using the TortoiseSVN commands for this)
> TortoiseSVN gets totally confused. The result is Confusion and Chaos.
>
> No matter what I do, TortoiseSVN can't figure out that a new directory
> should be included. I have tried cleanup, add, and about everything
> else.
>
> The *only* way seems to be to manually edit a file in the hidden .svn
> catalog. But that doesn't feel quite right...
>
> I attach an example of one of the error dialog boxes that can occur.
> (No, following the advice in it does not help.).
>
> Is this normal? A bug? A feature? Shouldn't TortoiseSVN be able to
> figure out for itself what has changed in my subversioned directory
> tree
> and simply commit those changes when I ask it?
>
> I can't see why TortoiseSVN needs special commands to rename
> and delete files and folders. Suppose an IDE (Integrated Development
> Environment) also has ideas about how to rename and delete stuff.
> That would cause a catch-22 situation.
>
> Am I doing something wrong, or are these known limitations?
> If so, what should I do to get around the problem?
>
> Cheers,
> Per Lindberg
>
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