> Hi all,
Hi Steve,
> The new problem I am having is related, but it is more important. This one
> is related to 'svn add'. We have auto-props set to apply needs-lock for a
> particular type of binary files we are working with. If user 'A' attempts
> to run 'svn add' on a set of files that are owned by user 'B', we have a
> problem when user 'A' tries to commit the add:
The assumption in the working copy code is that the user using the
working copy at least has write access to perform the operations he
requests. What you describe here looks like you're (partially) not
satisfying that requirement.
The requirement has always been there (ie the 2 users must be in the
same group and have group write perms), but with the working copy
optimizations in 1.4, the issue has become more visible. I don't feel
this is a bug, even though your use-case may have worked with 1.3: we
fixed many (but surely not all) performance problems in our working
copy code even though we remain slow from a users perspective. I don't
think that your use case is sufficiently common enough (or even
sufficiently compatible with Subversion philosophy of 'everybody his
own work(ing copy)') enough to revert these performance optimizations
and go back to the old days.
> % svn commit –m "New stuff commit" newdir
> Adding newdir
> Adding newdir/layout
> Adding (bin) newdir/layout/layout.cdb
> Adding newdir/layout/master.tag
> Adding newdir/layout/pc.db
> Transmitting file data ...svn: Commit succeeded, but other errors follow:
> svn: Error bumping revisions post-commit (details follow):
> svn: In directory '/.../newdir/layout'
> svn: Error processing command 'committed' in '/.../newdir/layout'
> svn: Error replacing text-base of 'layout.cdb'
> svn: Can't change perms of file
> '/.../newdir/layout/layout.cdb': Operation not permitted
>
> Similar to the 'svn lock' command, it failed to change the file permissions
> (to read-only) on the file that has the needs-lock property. The worst part
> about this is that it succeeds in committing the data into the repository,
> but it leaves the working copy in a strange state:
>
> % svn status /.../newdir/layout/layout.cdb
> A /.../newdir/layout/layout.cdb
> % svn ls svn+ssh://(repos_url)/newdir/layout/
> layout.cdb
> master.tag
> pc.db
>
> So now the data is in the repository, yet it shows up with status of 'A' in
> the working copy. Reverting isn't the right answer as all this does is to
> change the status to "?". It isn't under revision control at that point.
> The only fix that I see is to delete the local working copy 'layout'
> directory and run 'svn up newdir/layout'.
Yes, that's the only way.
> This seems to clearly be a bug and it is not something I want to workaround
> in a wrapper script.
It can't be solved by a wrapper script, other than to make the wrapper
assume ownership of the working copy before you start 'write access
requiring' operations (switch/update/commit).
> Any thoughts?
I'm sorry, but for now, I feel your requirements are conflicting with
what the majority of users want from Subversion working copies. You
could consider svk: it doesn't have working copies as we know them in
Subversion, so, you probably won't run into these issues there. (They
have XDs, which don't have admin dirs.)
bye,
Erik.
> -Steve
>
>
> On 12/14/06 7:45 PM, "Steve Bakke" <steven.bakke@amd.com> wrote:
>
>
> It's not my choice whether or not to have a shared working copy. Whether or
> not this is the best working model isn't really the question. The reasons
> for choosing a central working model are mainly so that the current state of
> things are visible. In reality, only a small number of people would be
> working in the same working directory.
>
> I'd rather not get caught up in a philosophical discussion on that issue,
> since that part is out of my control. Does this or does this not seem to
> be a bug in subversion 1.4.x? I believe that it is. My problem is that I
> may be the only person to care about it. It is a clear change in behavior
> from previous versions that I don't think was intentional.
>
> -Steve
>
>
> On 12/14/06 7:02 PM, "Tim Hill" <drtimhill@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> I'm with Garrett on this one -- I think you should carefully think about if
> what you're doing is the correct approach. Basically, by sharing a working
> copy you are moving outside of the "comfort zone" for Subversion workflows,
> and this is really why you are seeing this problem.
>
> That aside, it does look like you have identified a change in behavior in
> 1.4.x, though I'm not sure if I would class this as a bug or a bug fix <g>.
> You might try opening a bug or checking the bug database to see if this was
> a "by design" change.
>
> --Tim
>
> On Dec 14, 2006, at 12:43 PM, Garrett McGrath wrote:
>
>
>
> These btw should be getting cc'd to the subversion user list. and that
> sounds like what versions vs. trunks are used for really...
>
> -Garrett
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Steve Bakke [mailto:steven.bakke@amd.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 3:34 PM
> To: Garrett McGrath
> Subject: Re: File permissions behavior change from 1.2.3/1.3.0 to 1.4.x
>
>
> No, the repository is the method for checkpointing revisions just as with
> private working copies. We also publish releases in a different area which
> are tied to tagged versions in the repository. The only difference is that
> there may be multiple people editing data in the same working copy.
>
> Our central working copy (we actually have at least two separate ones) only
> has the latest version of things. It doesn't contain all revisions. When
> we need to work with stable data such as to do a build, we checkout data
> into a private working copy (either from tag or trunk).
>
> -Steve
>
> On 12/14/06 3:07 PM, "Garrett McGrath" <gmcgrath@Princeton.EDU> wrote:
>
>
>
> yes but what your trying to do seems counter intuitive to the way
> subversion is setup to operate is what it appears like to me. That's all
> i'm really saying. Basically you take subversion put it 'somewhere' using
> svnserve or apache, then everyone checks out a copy locally that they work
> on. When you lock a file that lock is actually done in the svn repository
> not the working directory. People who don't own the lock can't commit a
> file involved with that lock to the repository because it's locked not
> based on the permission system that's in place. when you check out a copy
> from the repository all files become 'yours' (to my understanding at
> least). So you should under this model be replacing the shared working
> area with the physical repository (because that's what it is anyway) and
> then have the people involved check out thier copies locally to work on
> them.
>
> This is just my understanding as to how subversion is 'supposed' to work.
> If this was working for you before hand then i dunno what i can say to
> help you there but it's not really a bug if it's not part of the way
> subversion is supposed to work in the first place.
> -Garrett
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Steve Bakke [mailto:steven.bakke@amd.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 2:46 PM
> To: Garrett McGrath
> Subject: Re: File permissions behavior change from 1.2.3/1.3.0 to 1.4.x
>
> That decision wasn't mine. :^) I would prefer to have private work
> areas. Subversion just happened to be the choice that I made to use for
> revision control.
>
> I mainly want subversion as a better CVS that handles binary data nicely.
>
>
> -Steve
>
>
> On 12/14/06 2:41 PM, "Garrett McGrath" <gmcgrath@Princeton.EDU> wrote:
>
>
>
> Steve,
> umm... i'm confused as to 'why' your doing this. I mean i've used a
> single working copy to handle my server config file backups, but in
> development it seems more practical that the developer just check out a
> copy for him self as sharing a working copy seemingly eliminates what
> svn is actually designed to be used for.
> -Garrett
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Steve Bakke [mailto:steven.bakke@amd.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 2:31 PM
> To: users@subversion.tigris.org
> Subject: File permissions behavior change from 1.2.3/1.3.0 to 1.4.x
>
> I attempted to first raise this issue on the subversion users' mailing
> list a week or two ago, but got no response. I'm pretty confident that
> this is a bug or at least it is an undocumented change in behavior from
> prior releases.
>
> We have a setup where there is a centralized working copy accessed by
> multiple users. As a result, having the correct permissions set on
> things makes or breaks this working model. Our working copy
> directories are all set up to have read+write user and group
> permissions.
> We are working with a number of binary files that we have set up to
> have needs-lock properties. Prior to subversion 1.4.0, the behavior
> of the 'svn lock' command was such that the user executing the command
> would assume ownership of the file and get write permissions.
> Effectively, it would delete the original file in the working copy and
> then copy a fresh version in place. (at least this is what it appears
> to do) It works this way in both 1.2.3 and 1.3.0. Meanwhile, svn
> unlock leaves the file read-only across the board.
> With 1.4.0, it now reports an error that it can't change the file
> permissions. (I believe it is also the same with 1.4.2) This is a
> pretty significant change in behavior. I imagine that most people
> haven't noticed since most people use private working copies.
>
> Can somebody confirm that this is a bug? It is very easy to
> reproduce. We managed to work around the issue, but it's an ugly hack
> to a wrapper script to move the file and copy it back so that the user
> can assume ownership and call 'svn lock'. If somebody wants to lock a
> large number of files, it takes a lot longer now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Bakke
Received on Wed Dec 20 21:04:10 2006