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Re: I think I'm in big trouble! (committed changes error)

From: C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:19:49 -0500

I can't speak to AnkhSVN's behavior -- don't use it myself.

What does 'svn status' in that working copy show? Are you local
modifications still sitting there waiting to be committed?

Rolf Marsh wrote:
> I believe the commit did succeed, because all of the AnkhSVN glyphs were
> gone... here is the current "svn info" on the flash drive; the F drive
> is on the desktop. I know the flash drive is the latest.. should I do
> another commit while it's connected to the desktop?
>
>
> L:\Inventory Program - Working Copy>svn info
> Path: .
> URL: file:///F:/Repository/trunk/Prager%20Book%20Maintenance
> Repository Root: file:///F:/Repository
> Repository UUID: 13b279d9-a03c-d346-aaa8-def0303d8a0c
> Revision: 10
> Node Kind: directory
> Schedule: normal
> Last Changed Author: Rolf
> Last Changed Rev: 6
> Last Changed Date: 2010-01-07 15:55:58 -0800 (Thu, 07 Jan 2010)
>
>
> On 1/20/2010 6:50 AM, C. Michael Pilato wrote:
>> Rolf Marsh wrote:
>>
>>> Let me see if I can clarify this better... my (supposedly one and only)
>>> repository is on my desktop at home. I have one (1) working copy, which
>>> is on my flash drive. I normally do a commit after making changes when
>>> the flash drive is attached to the home desktop.
>>>
>>> This time, I did a commit before leaving for work while the flash drive
>>> was connected to the home desktop. I went to work, made some changes to
>>> the working copy, and foolishly did a commit while the flash drive was
>>> connected to my laptop. I don't believe there is a repository on the
>>> laptop, at least that I knowingly created.
>>>
>> Did the commit succeed? If not, no big deal. Just take the drive home and
>> commit again to the desktop repository.
>>
>> If it did succeed, then you've some explaining to do. Subversion won't
>> likely let you commit changes (which are expressed as deltas against some
>> known base, complete with checksums to verify file contents, etc.) easily
>> into the wrong repository. Is it possible that your repository -- which you
>> thought lived on the desktop box -- actually rests on the same flash drive?
>> What does 'svn info' in your working copy reveal about the Repository Root?
>>
>>

-- 
C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net>
CollabNet   <>   www.collab.net   <>   Distributed Development On Demand

Received on 2010-01-20 16:20:29 CET

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