file externals inside directory externals trouble in 1.6 not 1.7 ?

Hello.

I setup some directory and file externs to prune the boost C++ library tree for our projects.

Like this:

http://repo/boost/boost_dir/ boost/boost_dir/
http://repo/boost/boostfile.cpp boost/boost_file.cpp

(only a lot more complicated)

That is, I used directory externals to create the boost/subdirectories from the boost tree in the working copy, and the file externals to pepper the top-level boost files into boost/.

Worked great in my 1.7.0 client with new working copy format. Told all my co-workers to "come and get it!" Said co-workers are using various 1.6.x clients, BUT, while they got the directory externs they got NONE of the file externs. (In the case of 1.6.11 -- I think -- it complained the top-level boost external was "not a working copy.")

I guess I want to know WTF? -- since the docs say file externs are supported in 1.6 and up. Was this sort of nesting broken originally? If so, when was it fixed? Or is it because I am using the new 1.7 working copy format things are good for me?

Thanks

-- Ward
Received on 2013-02-01 00:16:56 CET