RE: externals no longer "read only"?

> From: David Weintraub [mailto:qazwart_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 11:19 AM
> Subject: svn:externals no longer "read only"?
>
>
> The last time I used Subversion (version 1.3), any directory
> marked with svn:externals was checked out, but kept "read
> only". That is, you could see the code, but not submit the
> changes. I recently noticed that this no longer seems true.
>
> I am using Subversion 1.5,

I see the same behavior using v1.4.3. If I define an external from a tag,
the externals reference bypasses the pre-commit hook script on the external
repository. If I try to update the tag itself, the pre-commit hook steps in
and prevents it.

I thought that this was due to some stupid mistake on my part or
inexperience with svn:externals. The references I read (I checked the SVN
Book as well as Willam Nagel's and Mike Mason's books) didn't give a clear
picture of what is supposed to happen.

Are svn:externals supposed to be read-only, or do I have to set a specific
property to make it so?

Thanks!

Erik Hemdal

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Received on 2008-07-28 22:39:42 CEST