RE: Re: format of .svn/entries file for svn 1.4.3

> On 3/26/07, Sotiris Demetriades <sotirisdem_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > can anyone please describe the format of of .svn/entries file for svn
> > 1.4.3? I searched the web but I didn't find anything about the format
> > of the .svn/entries file for 1.4
>
> It is and will stay unspecified for your own protection: you're not to
> meddle with the contents of the .svn area! It may damage your data!
>
> bye,
>
> Erik.

This is as good a place as any to decry the fact that svn ls is unreliable. In the case of files added and removed, at least, "svn ls" gives the wrong answer. I have been unsuccessful in forcing a "sync" so that I can immediately process managed files. This is one vital reason for knowing the format of the entries file.

And one vital reason for needing a reliable "svn ls" command is because svn tags are unreliable. So, I use find(1) to create my own tag files.

Or perhaps I don't understand the much acclaimed "single revision number" concept of SVN. How do I capture the state of a directory that's possibly had arbitrary single-file updates and commits in it?

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Received on 2009-04-20 16:39:51 CEST