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Branch copy to empty trunk (was Re: Fwd)

From: Atwood, Robert C <r.atwood_at_imperial.ac.uk>
Date: 2007-09-28 14:13:24 CEST

 My experience is that what you want to try should work fine. In svn,
(UNLIKE cvs) in my understanding, there is not any special nature of
the branches compared to non-branches or trunk. You can use them however
you like. Your initial approach is unorthodox and seems to be confusing
the other responders (they seem to not realize that you have an empty
trunk though you did state that earlier)
However, I also recommend trying it on a disposable test project, not an
important one. When RTFM does not work, then SIAS (suck it and see :-/ )
I have never so far gotten an unfixable situation using SVN, whereas I
did have some problems with CVS eventually. If worried you can use the
utility to dump the project in backup-form before trying any 'scary'
operation, and reimport the project as described in 'migration' if
things go wrong.

 
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.4/svn.reposadmin.maint.html#svn.reposad
min.maint.migrate

Robert

Note: Using a descriptive subject in your question may help in the
future :->

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JfK Viper [mailto:jfk.viper@gmail.com]
> Sent: 28 September 2007 04:20
> To: Talden
> Cc: Srilakshmanan, Lakshman; users@subversion.tigris.org
> Subject: Re: Fwd
>
> Sorry, but I still didn't get my answer.
>
> I remember how I started my branch.
>
> mkdir Project
> cd Project
> mkdir trunk
> mkdir branches; cd branches; mkdir test
> mkdir tags
>
> and then I did svn import of this file. So looks like I
> should not have imported the test directory like this way.
>
> So, My question is can i copy that code to trunk as
> /trunk/test now, and then wipe out the /test directory from
> branch? and then create a new branch using svn cp svn cp
> https://.../project/trunk/test
> https://.../project/branches/test - creating a private branch
> of /project/trunk
> svn cp
> https://../project/trunk/test
> https://../project/branches/test1 - creating a private branch
> of /project/trunk
>
> Will that be ok from then onwards ?
>
> Sorry for so many posts, and for not being able to understand
> properly.
>
> Binod
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 9/27/07, Talden <talden@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You can start adding code in a branch. The issue is
> how you started
> the branch. A branch should be created as a copy of trunk.
>
> svn cp https://.../project/trunk
> https://.../project/branches/newBranch -m "Created newBranch in
> project"
>
> Then you checkout the branch, make your changes and commit them.
>
> Now you merge those changes back to the trunk using
> 'svn log' on the
> branch to find the start of the revision range you want
> to merge and
> then using that information in an 'svn merge' command.
>
> --
> Talden
>
>
> On 9/28/07, JfK Viper < jfk.viper@gmail.com
> <mailto:jfk.viper@gmail.com> > wrote:
> > Sorry Srilakhsman that I again sent my question in
> your personal email,
> > directly. I have again posted to users group.
> >
> > Sorry for create confusion,
> >
> > but the currently codes are in /branch/test. ( I
> knew that I should have
> > commited the code in /trunk and then branch it out from there,
> > but I thought I could always copy those files from
> /branch/test to /trunk
> > and then start from there when i am really ready for it.)
> >
> > So what I am planning to do right now is , use svn copy
> > https://.../Project/branch/test
> https://../Project/trunk/test ------
> >
> > and then
> > use svn delete ...<test> https://..../Project/branch
> > > /test
> > >
> > > Now my repository should have fresh start, and
> > >
> > > I can do svn copy https://.../Project/trunk/test
> > https://...Project/branch/test
> > >
> > svn copy
> > https://../Project/trunk/test
> > https://..Project/branch/test1
> > >
> > and so on to create new branches
> > out of the trunk.
> > > Do you think this will create any problem, in future ?
> > >
> > > I do not see any other alternative or good way to
> deal with this.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

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