"svnlook changed" different for WC->URL and URL->URL copy

Hello,

When copying a working copy to an URL:

    svn copy trunk svn://host/repos/branches/B1,

the command

    svnlook changed -t "$TXN" "$REPOS" >&2

in the pre-commit hook shows the target directory and the files/subdirs
therein:

    A branches/B1/
    A branches/B1/file
    A branches/B1/dir
    A branches/B1/dir/file

But when copying the same tree specified as an URL source:

    svn copy svn://host/repos/trunk svn://host/repos/branches/B1,

just the top directory is shown:

    A branches/B1/

Is this intended or a bug? It makes it difficult to set up separate
permissions for different paths. I use svnperm.py and would like to
give developers the right to change existing branches, branch
maintainers the right to create and remove branches but not to change
them, and repository administrators the rights to create top directories
like "branches" but not to add any directories or files therein:

    branches/[^/]+/.* = @maintainers(add,remove)
    branches/[^/]+/.+ = @developers(add,remove,update)
    [^/]+/ = @admins(add,remove)

The permission check for @admins denies the right for a WC->URL copy,
but allows an URL->URL copy of a tree into the top level directory:

    svn copy trunk svn://host/repos/B1 # denied
    svn copy svn://host/repos/trunk svn://host/repos/B1 # allowed

- Servatius

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Received on Mon May 30 16:33:45 2005