Re: Subversion backup

Irfan Sayed wrote:
> I think it is not the good practise of allowing commits when the backup
> is happening.

Explain _why_, then.
SVN transactions are atomic.
Only successfull commits increase the "revision number".
One revision is a _copy_ of all the source code.

If you give me your arguments, we could discuss.

> other SCM tools like clearcase has facility to lock the
> repository before starting the backup.

That may be because its broken by design.

> is there any way to lock the repo before backup??

Did you even read the SVN book?
I gave you the URL of one chapter.

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