batch scripting to add svn:ignore values to a directory

A fairly common pattern for automation is to script the creation of a project
(in my case using a Maven archetype), followed by importing the project into
Subversion. After the project is imported the script would then set some
svn:ignore values on a specific sub-directory within the project source code
tree.

All of this should be possible without having to check out the project since
this is a lights-out batch script to create a project and put it into
Subversion.

My current sticking point is trying to get propedit to work with a script. I
tried using sed and could not get past the error "No changes to property
'svn:ignore'". I noted that in the past others posted with respect to this
problem and didn't appear to find a solution.

It does seem a bit peculiar that Subversion doesn't have a simple way to
automate this. Apparently propset has never been granted the ability to
remotely set properties due to philosophical issues. Nonetheless, this task
should be a no-brainer.

Any ideas on how to pull this off would be appreciated.

:handshake:

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