Re: How to checkout only the tree structure of a repository

> > That would be a nice feature, especially on larger repositories where
> > users only want to work on a small sub-section and only need to download
> > specific folders or files.
>
> But checking out from the top of the tree isn't a requirement, is it? I
> haven't needed that yet, but I was under the impression that a person
> could checkout from any place in the tree -- not just from the top.

Yes, you are absolutely right. You can check out any subdirectory
on its own.

If you have standard "trunk", "branches" and "tags", it's typical to
checkout just, say, "trunk" and maybe also "branches/something",
rather than the entire repository. Those are just subdirs...

Subversion doesn't support "partial" checkouts of a given directory
very well right now. But it looks like that feature is being actively
developed, so hopefully a future release (1.5 maybe? hopefully!)
will support "partial" checkouts better. (IIUC the feature is only
for omitting subdirs from a checkout, not files, though.)

-Ed

PS Sheryl, sorry for dupe, forgot to CC list!

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Received on Fri Oct 20 16:39:47 2006