Re: Find out whether a directory is external

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 02:57, Markus Schaber <m.schaber_at_3s-software.com> wrote:
> Hi,
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> Is it true that the only way to find out whether a directory residing
> somewhere deep in a working copy tree is included via “svn:externals” is to
> check the parent directory?
>

Yes. Due to how WC metadata is handled, a directory in a WC doesn't
"know" what's above it in the hierarchy. This may change with 1.7 but
that's merely wild speculation based on the fact that the WC handling
code has been completely redone.
Received on 2011-05-11 12:33:34 CEST