Re: Questions about svn:externals

Hi,

Am 19.01.2011 10:02, schrieb David Aldrich:
> 1) Subversion allows you to commit a change within the
> directory that uses the svn:external property.
> This change will not be committed to the referenced
> (source) directory/repo.
You mean: not to the repository, where the other repository is linked
into via svn:external?

> I can't imagine a circumstance where one would want
I work with several "mixed" repositories (they use the same libs,
referenced as externals), and it runs as I described.
Mostly - my experience - the externals are used for link (shared)
libraries or some other ressources used in several project or other
places in a trunk (last thing prevents doubles).

> to do this, so how can we prevent such commits being made?
IMHO there is no way to prevent external commits - it would be contrary
to the principles of svn, I think.

The only way is: "svn export" the contents, after that svn:ignore the dir.

> 2) What would happen if the developer did not have read access
> to the repo that is referenced in the svn:external?
> Would a checkout of the project that uses the external complete without error,
> except that the external code would not appear?
Hm, I think: the checkout will break. But I never checked this.
Give it a try ;-)

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Greetings,
    Martin Rabl