> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blair Zajac [mailto:blair_at_orcaware.com]
> Fraser Kirkpatrick wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > We are looking at the new relative path svn:externals
> functionality in
> > Subversion 1.5 as it may enable us to redesign our repository and
> > checkout much smaller working copies, while still being able to
> > branch/tag etc without breaking the externals.
> >
> > However one thing which would be nice from our point of
> view, is to be
> > able to commit from the top level working copy, and include
> > modifications to externals within this commit. At the moment this
> > doesn't seem to be supported as the externals area is treated as a
> > separate working copy. Does anyone know whether this will
> be possible with Subversion 1.5?
>
> No, it won't be. Having separate commits for externals was a
> deliberate design decision.
... And a good one.
>
> > Curiously, we seem to have observed that an externals section of a
> > working copy where that externals section includes externals of its
> > own will actually manage this!
> >
> > Ie something like this:
> >
> > mydir1
> > |
> > - myfile1 (modified)
> > - myexternaltargetdir1
> > |
> > - myfile2 (modified)
> > - myexternaltargetdir2
> > |
> > - myfile3 (modified)
> >
> > If I try to commit from "mydir1" the commit will fail as
> the modified
> > files myfile1, myfile2 & myfile3 are all in different
> working copies.
> >
> > However if I try to commit from "myexternaltargetdir1", subversion
> > will happily commit changes to myfile2 and myfile3. Is this a bug?
>
> It sounds like it.
>
> Can you make a shell script that reproduces this behavior?
Will the first one fail, or will myfile1 commit, leaving the others
uncommitted? I expect that behavior, not a full failure.
An important point to know is whether "myfile3" is in a different
repository from "myfile2". I found that when I commit a working copy
with external references that are located in the same repository that
everything will commit. Only when the target repository is external
will it demand a separate commit. The question is then "is that
behavior erroneous?"
--
David
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