thanks for the info. As you note, I'll probably do it the official way
to avoid any possible issues.
--Tim
Nathan Kidd wrote:
> Tim Hill wrote:
>> Are repositories binary compatible across platforms? That is, if I
>> create a repo using (say) the Windows version of svnserve, can I
>> later move it to a Linux (or Mac) box and access it there using the
>> appropriate svnserver version? Or do I need to export/import?
>
> Using the FSFS backend, yes, you can move your repositories around at
> will.
>
> Using BDB I think the "official" line is "no", but in practice if your
> CPU architectures are the same you *can* move e.g. between Windows and
> Linux by (IIRC) removing the log files and doing a 'svn-admin
> recover'. I have successfully done this a few times in the past. If
> you search in the archives you'll find some info from Max Bowsher on
> this topic.
>
> Of course doing it the Completely-Guaranteed-Compatible-Way(TM) isn't
> difficult either:
>
> [host1] svnadmin dump oldrepo > oldrepo.dump
> [host2] svnadmin create newrepo
> [host2] svnadmin load newrepo < oldrepo.dump
>
> (Add some gzip and netcat goodness in there and you're laughing.)
>
> -Nathan
>
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