Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them

Christopher Clarke wrote:
>> I think the only thing you can do is notify
> > them to backup their files... update... then
> > restore the file into place
>
> Not quite that simple. In the case of the a directory, I need to get rid
> of that .svn subdir, so they need to export. I have to research this and
> explain how to do it in every client they might be using (Versions,
> RapidSVN, kdesvn, TortioseSVN..............)

Rename it and add a script/batch file to do the fixup. Tell them to run
the script/batch (depending on their OS) after the update.

> > It would be only a 1 time pain.
>
> It's a 1 time pain for everyone on the team every time I need to do
> this. That costs $$$.

What's a version control system supposed to do when it delivers a
versioned file and then you ask it to pretend it hadn't done that? It
just seems philosophically wrong.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell_at_gmail.com
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