Re: Action needed to get critical SVN related fix in Windows 7 SP1

Bert Huijben wrote:
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> Hi,
>
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> Theoretically we could work around this by deleting the file in your
> working copy... and then write the new data. But this has one
> essential problem: What if for whatever reason the delete occured but
> the write didn't? (Or when it stops half way). Now we write a
> temporary file and then move it in place. This file move operation
> either succeeds, or it fails (leaving both files). In both cases we
> don't lose data, while in the delete then write case we would.
>
Isn't there transactional update support in NTFS now? Disclaimer: I
haven't tried it.

James
Received on 2010-02-05 21:10:17 CET