Hi,
I just wanted to check my assumptions on how the svn:mergeinfo property
works:
* the mergeinfo is what allows SVN to keep track of what files need
merging and which don't when repeatedly merging from one branch to
another. So for instance, if I try to merge /branches/branchA into
/branches/branchB 3 times in a row without any changes being committed
to either branch in between merges, only the first will result in any
changes, including svn properties (assuming that there are changes in
/branches/branchA that are eligible for merging into /branches/branchB
at the time of the first merge.)
* mergeinfo is inherited; so:
* if I merge /branches/branchA into /branches/branchB, and then
merge /branches/branchB/file1 into /branches/branchC, SVN won't attempt
to re-merge file1 when I merge branchA into branchC.
* if I merge /branches/branchA into /branches/branchB, the mergeinfo
is stored at the /branches/branchA (top) level rather than for each
nested file/folder
* if a /branches/branchA/folder1/file1 has a mergeinfo property for a
specific branch and revision range (e.g.
"/branches/branchB/folder1/file1:1-5"), and then /branches/branchB is
merged into /branches/branchA, the mergeinfo properties will be modified
for both /branches/branchA (at the top level) and
/branches/branchA/folder1/file1 (for nested files with existing
mergeinfo properties). SVN doesn't attempt to 'automatically' work out
the differences between mergeinfo properties in nested hierarchies to
get rid of any redundant information.
* when the inherited mergeinfo is calculated, SVN takes into account the
mergeinfo of parent folders that are outside of the specified hierarchy
into account. So for instance, if I merge /branches/branchA into
/branches/branchB (revisions 1-6), and then later try to merge
/branches/branchA/folder1 into /branches/branchB/folder1 (revisions
1-10), SVN won't try to re-merge revisions 1-6 from
/branches/branchA/folder1 into /branches/branchB/folder1.
* Conversely, SVN also considers the mergeinfo for nested files/folders
when performing a merge; so if I merge /branches/branchA/folder1 into
/branches/branchB/folder1 (revisions 5-10), and later try to merge
/branches/branchA into /branches/branchB (revisions 5-20), SVN won't try
to re-merge revisions 5-10 from /branches/branchA/folder1 into
/branches/branchB/folder1.
These assumptions are based on either observations or expectations of
how things should work; would anyone be able to confirm whether they are
correct (either based on similar observations, or based on knowledge of
how SVN works)?
Thanks,
Nick C
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