RE: Re: Partially merging a old revision

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Schmidt [mailto:subversion-2008b_at_ryandesign.com]
>
> On Apr 16, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Hari Kodungallur wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Laker Netman wrote:
> >
> >> Is it possible to pick, say, one of three changes made in a
> >> particular old revision of an individual file and merge it
> back into
> >> "head" version of that file? If so, where can I find
> documentation on
> >> it? I looked in the Subversion book, but everything I could find
> >> pertained to merge entire documents or branches.
> >>
> >> Otherwise, I presume I can just copy an paste the desired
> portion in
> >> the old rev into my WC version and submit it, though that
> seems less
> >> elegant.
> >>
> >> I'm running TortiseSVN, FWIW.
> >
> > You can pick all the changes within one file (out of
> several) from a
> > particular revision -- by, well, merging just that file.
> But it is not
> > possible to pick a subset of changes within a single file
> when you do
> > a merge.
> > The less elegant way you mentioned is the way out!
>
> Right, and it's not really a problem anyway. Subversion
> doesn't know the difference between changes that were made by
> hand and changes that were made as a result of a merge. To
> Subverison it's all the same.

Is it not as simple as doing the merge, then comparing the working copy
with the base? I use TortoiseMerge to view the diffs and pick and
choose what I want to keep. Since I use svnmerge, once I make my
selections, I never have to make the choice again.

--
David
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