svn:externals within one repository: requested revision (-r BASE) and path

Hello everyone,

(please CC me in replies)

The first question:

I use svn:externals within a repository and if I checkout an old revision via "svn co -r REV" I
would like to have that all externals pointing into the very same repository are also checked out
with this revision.

I read in the users manual, that it is recommended to always set the -r tag in the svn:externals
definition to ensure consistent checkouts but for externals within one repository I would like to
always get the same revision.

Is there a possibility to bind the revision of the external to the revision of the parent directory?
(setting -r BASE or -r COMMITTED does not work - could it work with some minor changes perhaps?)

[And if it works for "svn checkout" would it also work for "svn export" where the directory has no
revision state?]

And the second question:

Is it possible to specify in an svn:external that it is from the same repository without an access
method specification like https:// or file:///?

This way if the repository is checked out via svn co http://... the external would also be checked
out via http://... if the repository is checked out via file:/// the external could also be checked
out (usually much faster) via the file:/// access method.

Best regards,

Peter

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Peter Schüller
Theobroma Systems Design und Consulting GmbH
Gutheil-Schoder-Gasse 17, A-1230 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 (1) 2369893-403, Fax: +43 (1) 2369893-9-403
http://www.theobroma-systems.com
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