SV: cleanup unable to clean up - suggests I should clean up first (?!)

Oh, I really really hope I can solve this using the existing working copy. I've just performed a major redesign across 6 project modules changing several module names and all of the dependencies, and also moving files between modules and renaming them. It will not be easy to map all those changes to a new checkout. I must probably give up and start a new repository based on the working copy. To me this is equivalent of "svn repository completely frozen".

It is hard to believe that the relation between the repository and the working copy cannot be saved by editing the "entries" file. After all, it seems like a minor error internally. I've had similar problems with CVS earlier, and they could always be fixed with a minor edit of the repository or working copy configuration files. Why is this not possible with SVN?

- Eirik

Fra: Gavin 'Beau' Baumanis [mailto:gavinb_at_thespidernet.com]
Sendt: 21. mai 2009 01:00
Til: Eirik Maus
Kopi: users_at_subversion.tigris.org
Emne: Re: cleanup unable to clean up - suggests I should clean up first (?!)

Hi Eirik,

I ha this problem once myself.

The only way "I" could get it corrected was to checkout a new working copy.
(Of course make a copy of your local files that have been edited - but not yet committed, so you can re-apply those changes to the new Working copy.

There may well be a better solution, but I couldn't find one at the time.

Gavin.

On 21/05/2009, at 8:06 AM, Eirik Maus wrote:

Commit failed. Now I can't do anything without cleaning up first - not even clean up (?!). All directories and files are writable. Does anyone have a clue?
It seems like the only option is to edit the .svn/entries file, but it is very hard to find any information on the file format.

Output from the cygwin window below (yes, I've noticed the user groups setup is not perfect, but this is windows so it doesn't matter).

- eirik

eim_at_XPPC2842 /cygdrive/c/workspace/source-ng/trunk/shared/shared-integration/shared-integration-base
$ svn up --force
svn: Working copy '.' locked
svn: run 'svn cleanup' to remove locks (type 'svn help cleanup' for details)

eim_at_XPPC2842 /cygdrive/c/workspace/source-ng/trunk/shared/shared-integration/shared-integration-base
$ svn cleanup
svn: Unable to lock 'src/test/java'

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