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Re: Can't commit because current already exists

From: Larry Martell <larry.martell_at_gmail.com>
Date: 2007-04-03 00:39:32 CEST

On 3/30/07, igor vieira <imaxbr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> 2007/3/13, Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com>:
> >
> > On 3/13/07, Ryan Schmidt <subversion-2007a@ryandesign.com > wrote:
> > > On Mar 12, 2007, at 19:03, Larry Martell wrote:
> > >
> > > > I dumped the repo, and that ran successfully - it dumped up to
> > > > revision 3480,
> > > > which was the highest revision before this commit problem surfaced.
> > > >
> > > > I then tried to load the dump into a freshly created repo. This ran
> > > > up to rev
> > > > 1102, then it failed with:
> > > >
> > > > <<< Started new transaction, based on original revision 1103
> > > > * editing path : Dynamic View.xml ... done.
> > > > svnadmin: Can't move
> > > >
> '/cygdrive/h/Engineering/EA/SubversionRepositoryRestored/db/
> > > > current.tmp'
> > > > to
> '/cygdrive/h/Engineering/EA/SubversionRepositoryRestored/db/
> > > > current':
> > > > File exists
> > > >
> > > > However when I look in the SubversionRepositoryRestored/db dir
> > > > there is not a
> > > > file called current.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone know what I can do to repair this repository??
> > >
> > > Try restoring to a local hard drive, not the networked drive.
> >
> > Yup, that was it! I copied the dump to a local drive and when I loaded it
> to a
> > local repo it loaded just fine.
> >
> > > If that works, then this would be a datapoint you can give to someone
> who has
> > > the power to change it, showing them that the networked drive is
> > > causing these problems.
> >
> > This incident was enough to convince them to allow me to move the repo
> > to a server.
> >
> > Thanks to all!!
> > -larry
> >
> >
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>
> Im having same problem. But it started today. Before it all plp can commit,
> add...
> We aren't using a server yet, and we acess repository by a vpn cliente with
> a network map drive.
> btw i didnt understand about this "move to local drive".

A local drive is one that is physically connected to your machine (as
opposed to a network drive, which is connected to a different machine
from yours, and is accessed over the network).

> If I need move to a server, only need set it up?? and it will works ok?

It will work OK if you set it up properly. I suggest you get and read a good
book on subversion.

-larry

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