Re: svn:ignore on file already in version control?

Hi,

it's not possible to have an ignore on files that are under version
control. The standard way of doing this is naming the template file
something like settings.tpl or settings.dist and have the user copy it
to the real name. Then add a svn:ignore pattern on that filename.

cheers

felix

On Dec 4, 2008, at 12:28 PM, Eli Gibson wrote:

> I have a configuration file that holds local settings, which may be
> different for every working copy (mostly absolute paths that vary from
> machine to machine). I would like to have a template stored in the
> repository. When the repository is checked out, the user will get the
> template, and make modifications that are machine specific. However, I
> do not want these changes to be commited back over top of the template
> accidentally.
> I was hoping that adding a matching svn:ignore pattern to the
> directory containing the configuration file would prevent the changes
> from being committed, but that didn't seem to work. Should this have
> worked (i.e. did I just do it incorrectly), or if not, is there a
> better solution for the problem?
>
> Regards,
>
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> Eli Gibson
> Simon Fraser University
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