[svn.haxx.se] · SVN Dev · SVN Users · SVN Org · TSVN Dev · TSVN Users · Subclipse Dev · Subclipse Users · this month's index

Re: Frustration with Hooks

From: Andy Levy <andy.levy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:34:01 -0500

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:28 AM, JD <mechalincoln_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello. I'm a new user to Subversion (Windows). The program works pretty
> well for myself and the job where I am implementing it (a web design
> business), but I have a problem. What I want to do is use the post commit
> hook .bat file to check out a copy of the repository to a folder on another
> machine (either network drive or UNC path), cleanup the repository and
> unlock all files. With this we can have the mirror on a live (albeit
> secure) site where clients could log in and check it out.
>
> I wrote the .bat file and it runs fine manually ... but it does not work
> when running with the hook. I know the hook is being called, as I did some
> tests where it creates folders and files on C:\, which it does, but when it
> comes to a network drive it won't do anything. The original bat file went
> something like this (I forget off the top of my head if it is svn or
> svnadmin):
>
> mkdir C:\testone\
> svn co http://acmegenericsite.com/repository location
> \\networkmachine\intended_mirror
> svn cleanup \\networkmachine\intended_mirror
> svn update \\networkmachine\intended_mirror
> mkdir C:\testtwo\
>
> The folder creation works, but subversion won't even touch the network
> drive. I've given Apache permissions on both machines to do whatever it
> needs (e.g. a user with permissions on the specified folders, with the
> network drive set to accept it), but that doesn't help. It also doesn't
> change anything if I map the UNC path to X:\.

Subversion's hook scripts are run in a nearly-empty environment for
security reasons. Try specifying the full path to your svn.exe.

Mapping a drive definitely won't help, because drive mappings are only
for the logged-on user.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe_at_subversion.tigris.org
For additional commands, e-mail: users-help_at_subversion.tigris.org
Received on 2008-02-22 15:34:39 CET

This is an archived mail posted to the Subversion Users mailing list.

This site is subject to the Apache Privacy Policy and the Apache Public Forum Archive Policy.