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Re: subversion link capability

From: Ximon Eighteen <ximon.eighteen_at_int.greenpeace.org>
Date: 2005-09-09 10:14:20 CEST

> Windows shortcut are an unacceptable solution, really. The reason is
> that shortcut are based on absolute path. As soon as you move both the
> shortcut and the target to another place, the link will not work
> anymore. As such, It would require all the developpers to have the WC at
> exactly the same place (eg: c:\projects\...). And the shortcut would
> stop to work as soon as the files are set on a CD for distribution...

<horrible hack>

You could use a drive mapping, say X:, on all developer machines. The subst
command will let you do this.

</horrible hack>

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Ximon Eighteen [desk: +31 (0)20 718 2134 reception: +31 (0)20 718 2000]
IT, Greenpeace International                    System Support Engineer
Ottho Heldringstraat 5, 1066 AZ Amsterdam       & Application Developer
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