Hi,
Any comment or feedback please ?
I find that single file merges work for updates but **fails** for
add/delete.
Is this a bug or expected behaviour. If it was designed this way, could
someone please tell me the rational behind it.
Thanks
Lakshman
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lakshman Srilakshmanan
> Sent: Thursday, 28 September 2006 4:16 PM
> To: users@subversion.tigris.org
> Subject: Bug/Inconsistency in merging single files
>
> Hi All,
>
> This is a problem discussed in this forum 6 weeks ago. I have now done
> further investigation and would like to present my findings. Old email
> trail can be found at
> http://www.nabble.com/Merging-and-Ancestry-tf2120346.html#a5919783
>
>
> In summary I find that single file merges work for updates but
**fails**
> for add/delete.
>
> Is this a bug or expected behaviour. If it was designed this way,
could
> someone please tell me the rational behind it.
>
>
> I have the following structure
>
> /trunk
> /branches/ProjectA
> /branches/ProjectB
>
> Step1 : I create 4 new files in ProjectA and commit it.
> works
> Step2 : I simulate (dry-run) undo the work in Step 1
> works
> Step3 : I simulate (dry-run) undo "one file" from Step 1
> *** Fails ***
> Step4 : I edit 2 files in ProjectA and commit it
> works
> Step5 : I simulate (dry-run) undo "one file" from Step 4
> works :)
> Step6 : I simulate (dry-run) merging from ProjectA into trunk
> works
> Step7 : I simulate (dry-run) merging "one file" from ProjectA into
trunk
> *** Fails ***
> Step8 : I merge from ProjectA into trunk and commit it
> works
> Step9 : I simulate (dry-run) merging "one file" from ProjectA into
trunk
> works :)
>
>
> Step 1
> ------
> I create 4 new files
>
> lakshman@maggie:~/sgs-ProjectA > svn commit
> Adding new1.build
> Adding new2.build
> Adding (bin) new3.gif
> Adding (bin) new4.gif
> Transmitting file data ....
> Committed revision 24.
>
>
> Step 2
> ------
> Try a reverse merge dry-run (undo the work done in step 1 above)
>
> lakshman@maggie:~/sgs-ProjectA > svn merge -r24:23 --dry-run
> svn://slakshman@maggie/sgs/branches/ProjectA
> D new3.gif
> D new4.gif
> D new1.build
> D new2.build
>
> Step 3
> ------
> Try to reverse merge "one file"(undo the work done in step 2 above)
>
> lakshman@maggie:~/sgs-ProjectA > svn merge -r24:23 --dry-run
> svn://slakshman@maggie/sgs/branches/ProjectA/new1.build
> svn: The location for
> 'svn://slakshman@maggie/sgs/branches/ProjectA/new1.build' for revision
> 23 does not exist in the repository or refers to an unrelated object
>
>
>
> Step 4
> ------
> Edit new1.build & new2.build
>
> lakshman@maggie:~/sgs-ProjectA > svn commit *
> Sending new1.build
> Sending new2.build
> Transmitting file data ..
> Committed revision 25.
>
>
> Step 5
> ------
> Try to reverse merge "one file"(undo the work done in step 4 above)
>
> lakshman@maggie:~/sgs-ProjectA > svn merge -r25:24 --dry-run
> svn://slakshman@maggie/sgs/branches/ProjectA/new1.build
> U new1.build
>
>
>
> Step 6
> ------
> Try to merge (--dry-run) from ProjectA into trunk
>
> lakshman@maggie:~/sgs-trunk > svn merge -r23:24 --dry-run
> svn://slakshman@maggie/sgs/branches/ProjectA
> A new3.gif
> A new4.gif
> A new1.build
> A new2.build
>
>
> Step 7
> ------
> I try to merge (--dry-run) "one file" from ProjectA into trunk
>
> lakshman@maggie:~/sgs-trunk > svn merge -r23:24 --dry-run
> svn://slakshman@maggie/sgs/branches/ProjectA/new1.build
> svn: Unable to find repository location for
> 'svn://slakshman@maggie/sgs/branches/ProjectA/new1.build' in revision
23
>
>
> Step 8
> ------
> I now do the merge from Project A into trunk (similar to Step 6 above)
>
> lakshman@maggie:~/sgs-trunk > svn merge -r23:24
> svn://slakshman@maggie/sgs/branches/ProjectA
> A new3.gif
> A new4.gif
> A new1.build
> A new2.build
> lakshman@maggie:~/sgs-trunk > svn commit *
> Adding new1.build
> Adding new2.build
> Adding (bin) new3.gif
> Adding (bin) new4.gif
>
> Committed revision 26.
>
>
> Step 9
> ------
> I now do a single file merge from Project A into trunk
>
> lakshman@maggie:~/sgs-trunk > svn merge -r24:25 --dry-run
> svn://slakshman@maggie/sgs/branches/ProjectA/new1.build
> U new1.build
>
>
> Thanks
> Lakshman
>
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