Re: Restriction on deletion of files from Subversion

Mike Brenner wrote:
>
> Why do you think preventing them from
> deleting files would allow them to check
> in the non-SVN generated versions?
>
> How can a weekend-warrior update
> a file on Monday back into the subversion
> environment without svn remove?

What's a weekend-warrior? If it involves making changes without the wc,
you would just copy the modifed version back to the correct place in a
the wc and commit it like any other edit.

> If you think you have the answer to
> that riddle, then please go ahead
> and answer the second riddle.
>
> What if 2 weekend warriors make changes,
> and on Monday we would like both sets
> of changes merged into the subversion
> environment?
>
> Again, I know of no solution that does not
> start with "svn remove", but I would love to!

Why is copying a file out to edit and replacing it in its original
location in the WC any different from any other edit? And why don't
you take a complete copy of the wc directory for offline work even if
you don't have access to the server all the time?

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell@gmail.com
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