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On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 09:45, Phil Pinkerton<pcpinkerton_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Andy Levy <andy.levy_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Please Reply to All so the whole list sees your replies, not just me.
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>> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 09:24, Phil Pinkerton<pcpinkerton_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>> > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Andy Levy <andy.levy_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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>> >> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 09:07, Phil Pinkerton<pcpinkerton_at_gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > I have a client that insists he needs to keep his svn 1.4.2
>> >> > repository,
>> >> > but
>> >> > he wants it moved to a new server that is running svn 1.6.5.
>> >> >
>> >> > Will the load maintain the 1.4.2 version on the 1.6.5 server ?
>> >>
>> >> svnadmin dump only keeps the data, not the repository format or the
>> >> Subversion libraries themselves.
>> >>
>> >> svnadmin dump/load will migrate his data to the new server, but it
>> >> will be running Subversion 1.6.5 and have all the latest features,
>> >> like FSFS directory sharding & packing, merge tracking, etc. Unless he
>> >> has a very good reason to stick with 1.4.2 (like a bug in 1.6.5 that
>> >> does not exist in 1.4.2), the upgrade is a good thing.
>> >
>> > I agree, however they are afraid the svn tools and plugins they
>> > currently
>> > use will not function on 1.6.5.
>>
>> Those fears are most likely unfounded, unless they're using API
>> functionality that has significantly changed (which shouldn't happen),
>> they went directly to the repository database instead of using the
>> API, or they relied upon buggy behavior which has been fixed.
>>
>> > Another alternative is they have an older test repo that was created as
>> > 1.4.2, then the server was upgraded to 1.6.5. so perhaps there is a way
>> > to
>> > update the the older 1.4.2 repo that resides on the upgraded 1.6.5
>> > server
>> > using the data on the current 1.4.2 server ?
>>
>> I have no idea what you're trying to say here.
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> ok
>
> Test Server A Repository was originally created using Subversion 1.4.2
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> Prod Server B Repository was originally loaded from a Server A dump (1.4.2)
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> Prod Server B Repository was used for six months with Subversion 1.4.2
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> Test Server A was upgraded to 1.6.5 ( the Repository was not upgraded )
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> They want to test the latest Prod Server B 1.4.2 repo data on the Upgraded
> Test Server A.
>
> So I need to get 1.4.2 data from B to A
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> Any clearer ? sorry for the confusion. and btw thanks for you quick
> responses
The dumpfile format allows for the exchange of any repository between
any 1.x version. So yes, you can dump from 1.6.5 and load into 1.4.2.
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Received on 2009-08-28 15:53:30 CEST