Hello,
I seem to have a corrupted SVN database (BDB) and my ISP can't figure
out how to recover it. (It's possible it's recoverable but neither they
nor I am sure how to do it). I believe the ISP even posted to this list
about the issue.
The repository is not totally corrupt, as I can still check in and out
files from various portions of the repository - only one area of the
repo appears broken, and no files can be accessed from
there. Fortunately, this area is trivial/unimportant, so all my
critical files are accessible (for now!).
What I'd like to do is export all my files/revisions from the critical
areas and re-import them into a new repository. (Unless someone has a
lower risk / easier idea).
I've already written and run a script which exports each revision I
care about into a separate local folder, along with a file that
contains the "commit message" for that revision. I've now run this
script against all the repository folders/revisions which I care to
preserve. No errors!
So now I have a (fairly massive) set of folders and revision message
files stored locally. This is a good backup in all events and allowed
me to sleep well last night. :)
My question is this: I'd like to "import" these folders sequentially
into a new repository. But this doesn't seem to gibe with how
Subversion operates (it wants a checked out version to operate against
a repository). I can't just run "import" over and over since the files
will already exist in the repository after the first import run..
My current idea is a little kludgy which is why I'm writing for advice.
Here's some pseudo-code of my idea:
0) (Create new repository)
1) Import first revision into repository
2) Loop through remaining revisions
2.a) Check out current "head" revision to a working folder
2.b) File copy ("cp") .svn folders from this head revision to the next
revision I want to import
2.c) "Commit" this next revision folder to SVN
2.d) [Loop ends]
I'm a little concerned as to whether this will even work. There's a lot
about the .svn folders that I don't understand. For example, will this
correctly handle deleted files or folders? Will it catch added
files/folders? It seems like it will work for modifications just fine
at least?
Any advice - completely different approaches to this issue are very
welcome.
Thank you for any time and assistance!
Sincerely,
Steve
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Received on Wed Apr 18 18:55:51 2007