Re: Rearranging archive

I installed TortoiseSVN taking a chance that I might have to uninstall
it and fix the archive but it works and my remote machine can check
out/in files. I guess I should have not been so cautious before. All is
now well.

Thanks for your help and insights.

Bob Archer wrote:
>> I have had trouble in the past using Tortoise on the server then
>> accessing the repository over the internet. There seems to be a lot of
>> dependency on versions. I currently am using 1.4.4 with Apache 2.2.4.
>> When the person who initially loaded the archive did it he was using
>> Tortoise with a network mounted drive and we found that the file format
>> value (in the format file) was not compatible with the server setup.
>> Currently, format contains a 5. Can I use the latest Tortoise or do I
>> need to load an older one?
>>
>> BTW, thanks for your patience. This is my first attempt at setting up
>> and administering subversion and I realize some (if not all) questions
>> are basic. I have looked over the documentation but because the
>> repository was not set up according to the recommended structure, things
>> don't seem to work as they I expect.
>>
>
>
> Ok, I see the problem... I set up a repo and tested this my self. If you try to copy it all to trunk then there is a problem.
>
> I was able to move the folders/files one at a time. Like this:
>
> svn mkdir file:///c:/Users/Development/TestRepository
>
> svn mv file:///c:/Users/Development/TestRepository/folder1 file:///c:/Users/Development/TestRepository/trunk
>
> repeat for each folder/file in the root of your project.
>
> Here is another way... you will need svnadmin to do it... You well need to create a new empty repository...
>
> mkdir TempDump
> cd TempDump
> svnadmin dump c:/Users/Development/TestRepositry > MyRepo
> svnadmin load --parent-dir c:/Users/Development/NewRepository/Trunk < MyRepo
>
> Ah yes, you have to be careful with versions. I really suggest you use 1.6 for everything. Also, you really shouldn't be using the file:// protocol on shared repositories.
>
> BOb
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