I have a subversion project checked out in a directory. I created a
symlink name for the directory, and svn seems to behave differently
depending on whether I reference the project by the real directory name,
or the symlink. The symlink works okay for commands like "status" and
"add", but it fails on "commit"! ( Using the real directory name works
for all commands, at least the ones that I've used. ) I'm using version
1.4.2.
Here is the symlink directory working just like the real directory when
I add files and ask its status:
|$> svn status real_directory/
A real_directory/new_file.txt
$> ln-s real_directory/ symlink
$> svn status symlink
A symlink/new_file.txt
$> svn status real_directory/
A real_directory/new_file.txt
$> touch symlink/another_new_file.txt
$> svn status symlink
? symlink/another_new_file.txt
A symlink/new_file.txt
$> svn add symlink/another_new_file.txt
A symlink/another_new_file.txt
$> svn status symlink/
A symlink/another_new_file.txt
A symlink/new_file.txt
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However, this symlink directory fails on the commit command:
|$> svn commit symlink/ -m"test commit"
svn: '/home/restcon' is not a working copy
svn: Can't open file'/home/restcon/.svn/entries': No such file or directory
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Huh? That's weird. Svn certainly thinks that file exists when I do
|status| and |add|! Maybe it got deleted?
|$> ls symlink/.svn/entries
symlink/.svn/entries
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Nope, still there. Does it still have data in it?
|$> ls-lha!$
ls-lha symlink/.svn/entries
-r--r--r-- 1 usergroup 14K 2009-12-18 06:36 symlink/.svn/entries
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Yup, seems to be okay! Alright, forget trying to commit the directory by
its symlink. What about just committing the directory by its real name?
|$> svn commit real_directory/ -m"test commit"
Adding real_directory/another_new_file.txt
Adding real_directory/new_file.txt
Transmitting file data..
Committed revision1144.
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Works fine. Why does svn work with |add| and |status| on a symlinked
directory, but not |commit|?
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