RE: Baselining selective files/folders of Parent directory in SVN

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Ramachandran, Vishwanath(IE10)
>
> Hi there
>
> Consider a directory structure where there is a Parent folder, and
> three subfolders Sub_ A, Sub_B and Sub_C. Consider that Sub_A has
> files File_A_1 and File_A_2; Subfolder Sub_B has files File_B_1 and
> File_B_2; Subfolder Sub_C has files File_C_1 and File_C_2. I would
> like to create a baseline (tag) consisting of Folders Sub_A and
> Sub_B wherein only File_A_1 and File_B_1 are included in the
> baseline. Please note that Sub_C and its contents should not be
> included in the baseline. Also, File_A_2 and File_B_2 should not be
> included in the baseline. I request you to share information on
> creating such a baseline (tag) in SVN. I understand that all files
> and folders under Parent folder can be created by a right-click,
> and by selecting 'branch/tag' in TortoiseSVN.
>
>
> But I would like to know how selective files/folders in the Parent
> directory can be baselined.
>
>
>
> Could you please suggest your thoughts on this?

Hm, that's not easy. The way tags work currently in Subversion (implemented as cheap copies) is kind of limited, and does not really facilitate that use case. I hope one day Subversion will have a more advanced tagging mechanism, but in the meantime ...

One way you could do this would be by creating the tag from a sparse working copy. I.e. a working copy in which you only put the things that you want to tag (by using the sparse directories features, --depth options etc.). Then tag that working copy.

If you want to learn more about sparse directories, you should first read the relevant chapter from the book:
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5/svn.advanced.sparsedirs.html

Here are some hints on how to create such a sparse working copy with TortoiseSVN:
- Start with a checkout with Checkout Depth = "Only this item" of your Parent folder
- Then go to that folder, Right-click, and open TortoiseSVN's Repo browser
- In Repo browser, right-click Sub_A and select "Update item to revision"
- Select Update Depth = "Only this item", OK
- In Repo browser, right-click File_A_1 and select "Update item to revision"
- Select Update Depth = "Only this item", OK
- Repeat for Sub_B and File_B_1

After this you should have a sparse working copy only containing the wanted items. If you update the root of that working copy, it will only update what's in there (i.e. it remembers the depth settings you selected). If you branch/tag that one, I think only those items are copied to the tag.

HTH,
Johan

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Received on 2009-07-07 11:24:09 CEST