Re: can I use svn:externals instead of svn copy to create a tag?

On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 6:42 AM, Gary Hallmark <gary.hallmark_at_oracle.com> wrote:
> All examples I have seen for tagging use svn copy (or svncopy -tag) to
> create a tag. If I want to make sure nobody can change the tag, I guess I
> could write a commit hook. But couldn't I use a versioned external
> definition to create the tag instead of svn copy? Seems this would better
> enforce that nobody can change the tag, since it isn't a copy at all. One
> downside would be that if the tag contains unversioned externals, I would
> not be able to pin them down, but I don't plan to have unversioned
> externals. Are there any other downsides?
>
> Example:
> trunk/
> tags/
>   X -r123 ^trunk version_1.0

You would still need to enforce (via a commit hook) that no-one can
modify the version_1.0 external definition to point to -r456 instead.
Not sure how much simpler (or more difficult) this would be over
having standard folders.

BTW, I think the definition you might want to use is ^trunk_at_123,
rather than -r123 ^trunk, but I could be wrong.

Cheers,
Daniel B.
Received on 2010-06-10 22:57:32 CEST