Re: svnsync UTF8 problem

So, has no one seen this problem before? I guess I'll have to open a bug
report.

-- 
Srdan Dukic
On 5 October 2011 11:38, Srdan Dukic <srdan.dukic_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using svnsync to mirror a repository and am doing the initial
> synchronization, when I get the following error:
>
> Transmitting file data .svnsync: At least one property change failed;
> repository is unchanged
> svnsync: Error setting property 'log':
> Could not execute PROPPATCH.Error setting property 'author':
> Attempted DAV:set operation could not be completed due to other
> errors.Error setting property 'date':
> Attempted DAV:set operation could not be completed due to other errors.
>
> On the mirror side, I get the following from the Apache logs:
>
> [Wed Oct 05 09:46:47 2011] [error] [client 192.168.1.11] Could not execute
> PROPPATCH.  [500, #206]
> [Wed Oct 05 09:46:47 2011] [error] [client 192.168.1.11] Cannot accept
> 'svn:log' property because it is not encoded in UTF-8  [500, #125005]
> [Wed Oct 05 09:46:47 2011] [error] [client 192.168.1.11] Attempted DAV:set
> operation could not be completed due to other errors.  [424, #0]
> [Wed Oct 05 09:46:47 2011] [error] [client 192.168.1.11] Attempted DAV:set
> operation could not be completed due to other errors.  [424, #0]
>
> I've tried converting the 'svn:log' property to UTF8 and syncing as
> described at:
>
>
> https://help.codesion.com/View.jsp?title=How-to-Deal-with-Svn-Backups-Failing-Due-to-UTF8-Error&procId=fc29d38015b4321e01b645a2e02ae5e9
>
> but still end up getting the same error. I've also tried deleting the
> 'svn:log' property altogether using 'propdel', but to my surprise, I still
> get the same error.
>
> The actual value of the svn:log property is:
>
> "When printing a form through the full task list the client's TEF number
> has <B> and </B> beside it (for cds)."
>
> Which doesn't have any characters that should need any UTF8 handling.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you solve it?
>
> The version of both of the subversion source and mirror are 1.6.11 and the
> command line tools are also this version.
>
> Thank you
> --
> Srdan Dukic
>