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

From: Ryan Schmidt <subversion-2010a_at_ryandesign.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:57:32 -0500

On Mar 21, 2010, at 05:56, Ravi Roy wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>
>> 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).
>
> I think this would be rare case if somebody try to commit 2GB data
> into single revision. Anyway how to check the APR version onto current
> subversion server I am running ?

You'll have to ask the server administrator what version of APR is installed there. I don't know of a way to check it remotely.
Received on 2010-03-21 11:58:13 CET

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