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RE: svn reintegrate causing merge conflicts

From: Bob Archer <Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:52:24 -0500

> I am encountering an issue with "svn merge --reintegrate" when doing
> round-trip branch-trunk merges. Yes, I know these are problematic, but we
> don't have problems with them except for this one case.
>
> The general scenario is:
> 1. Create a new file on the branch.
> 2. svn merge --reintegrate to the trunk.
> 3. Modify the file on the branch.
> 4. svn merge --reintegrate to the trunk.
>
> The second merge will raise the file as a tree-conflict: "local add,
> incoming add upon merge".
>
> If a --record-only trunk-to-branch merge is done of the revision created
> by step #2 above, this tree-conflict is avoided. (We normally do this kind
> of record-only merge only when merging trunk changes to the branch and not
> in this scenario).
>
> "svn merge ^/trunk ^/branch" for step #4 doesn't have this problem. (I
> find this interesting, but perhaps it's perfectly logical.)
>
> I see this behavior with both 1.6.6 and 1.6.9. Is this a bug?
>
> I've attached a script that reproduces the scenario.

I'm pretty sure this is totally expected and by design. The record only merge to trunk is the recommend way to continue using a branch that you have re-integrated. (other than deleting the branch).

BOb
Received on 2010-01-22 23:52:35 CET

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