Re: Externals for a single file - usage?

I'm not sure I understand. Do you mean don't add the external to the working
copy but do it directly in the repository?
(apologies for mailing bob directly, the default in gmail does that rather
than responds to the list)

2009/4/1 Bob Archer <Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com>

> From what I have read about the file level externals you need the project
> with the external in it check out in a WC and there is some client side
> stuff that goes on there.
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> BOb
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> *From:* Neil Trodden [mailto:neil.trodden_at_gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 01, 2009 1:10 PM
> *To:* users_at_subversion.tigris.org
> *Subject:* Externals for a single file - usage?
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> The need to use external to bring in a single file to my working copies
> arose today and fortunately this was implemented in 1.6 - which I've now
> upgraded to.
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> The problem I have is that I still get an error when updating with my new
> external property set. I'm using the same format I use for bringing in
> external folders but perhaps I need to do something else? I'm afraid the
> latest version of the svnbook only mentions that single file externals are
> possible but no specifics on implementation.
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> I have a web application checked out as a working copy. From the root of
> that checkout, I have a folder called Website/bin into which I wish to drop
> a shared library file into. The bin folder itself is not in source control
> but it's parent "Website" is.
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> So the file I want is:
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> svn://ls1/LVGSharedLibrary/tags/stable/LVGLibrary/bin/Release/LVGLibrary.dll
> - which is a valid url - and it needs checking out into the folder
> "Website\Bin" relative to my working copy
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> I've added the following line to properties for the root of my working
> copy:
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> svn://ls1/LVGSharedLibrary/tags/stable/LVGLibrary/bin/Release/LVGLibrary.dll
> Website/Bin/LVGLibrary.dll
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> ..and it fails.
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> Am I doing something wrong?
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> --
> Neil Trodden
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Neil Trodden
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