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Re: Using --diff-cmd=/usr/bin/diff3 says merGed but is Conflict

From: Max Bowsher <maxb_at_ukf.net>
Date: 2005-10-16 16:31:00 CEST

Philip Martin wrote:
> Erik Huelsmann <ehuels@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>> Subversion makes two runs to libsvn_wc/merge.c's svn_wc_merge() during
>>> the update. During the first, dry_run is 1, during the
>>> second, it is 0. My problem is that during the dry run
>>> Subversion uses its internal diff3 (which is producing the
>>> merGe'd state) and during the second phase it's using the
>>> external diff3 utility which is telling me this is a Conflict.
>
> Yup, that's a bug.
>
> --- subversion/libsvn_wc/update_editor.c (revision 16751)
> +++ subversion/libsvn_wc/update_editor.c (working copy)
> @@ -2203,7 +2203,7 @@
> svn_path_join (base, base_name,
> pool),
> adm_access,
> oldrev_str, newrev_str, ".mine",
> - TRUE, &merge_outcome, NULL,
> + TRUE, &merge_outcome, diff3_cmd,
> pool));
>
> } /* end: working file exists and has mods */

Nope, it's an intentional and rather nasty hack.

The intention is to prevent interactive diff3 programs from delaying the
update long enough to cause the server to time out and close the connection.

A proper, but unfortunately far more invasive, fix needs to be sought.

Max.

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