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RE: hide folder in subversion repository

From: Cooke, Mark <mark.cooke_at_siemens.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:21:52 +0000

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nico Kadel-Garcia [mailto:nkadel_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: 22 March 2012 11:05
> To: Cooke, Mark
> Cc: users_at_subversion.apache.org; dhanushka ranasinghe
> Subject: Re: hide folder in subversion repository
>
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 6:01 AM, Cooke, Mark
> <mark.cooke_at_siemens.com> wrote:
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dhanushka ranasinghe [mailto:parakrama1282_at_gmail.com]
> > Sent: 21 March 2012 09:58
> > To: users_at_subversion.apache.org
> > Subject: hide folder in subversion repository
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > is there any way to hide folder inside subversion
> repository , via
> > apache or any other method
> >
> > Thank You
> > Dhanushka
> >
>
> Who from? Why? What is the problem you are trying to
> solve by hiding the folder?
>
> Strictly speaking: "no" but you can use path-based
> control to restrict access which is almost the same. Have
> you looked into that?
>
> ~ mark c
>
> It's not an unusual concern for data that may contain
> passwords or restricted information, such as addresses or
> proprietary source code. Personally, I prefer to use an
> svn:external pointing to another repository with different access.

That would have probably been my suggestion if appropriate to the actual problem... I just wanted a bit more info before suggesting something inappropriate!

~ mark c
Received on 2012-03-22 12:22:31 CET

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