Re: Question about maximum size of svn repository (svn 1.6.1, backend as FSFS)

On Mar 21, 2010, at 01:03, David Weintraub wrote:

> There may be limits with the actual operating system. For example,
> some operating systems can't handle files larger than 2Gb. Or, Windows
> having problems with directory/file names longer than 160 characters.
> But, these would be true with ANY software you use.

Note that the 2GB limit would then in Subversion's case apply also to revision files, meaning if you are affected by this limit, you cannot commit more than 2GB of combined data in a single revision, no matter how many files are affected by the revision.

Note also that, independent of any OS limitation, certain versions of APR (< 1.0) have this 2GB limit as well. Build your Subversion (and Apache, if you use it) against APR >= 1.2 instead.

Note finally that the limit is 2GB (2 gigabytes), not 2Gb (2 gigabits).
Received on 2010-03-21 10:39:06 CET