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Re: Windows file:/// URL format for svnsync

From: David Goldsmith <eulergaussriemann_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:21:36 -0700

C:\MWDM>svnsync init --username eulergaussriemann
https://ecy2.googlecode.com/sv
n file:///C:/MWDM
svnsync: warning: W200007: Target server does not support atomic revision
proper
ty edits; consider upgrading it to 1.7 or using an external locking program
Authentication realm: <https://ecy2.googlecode.com:443> Google Code
Subversion R
epository
Password for 'eulergaussriemann':
svnsync: E180001: Unable to connect to a repository at URL 'file:///C:/MWDM'
svnsync: E180001: Unable to open an ra_local session to URL
svnsync: E180001: Unable to open repository 'file:///C:/MWDM'

YOU!...are Big Data <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data>.

On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 1:17 PM, David Goldsmith <
eulergaussriemann_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, now we're going in circles: what you cut and paste is what I've been
> trying, over and over again, to no avail (as I said in my OP, it didn't
> like the way I'm specifying my source folder.) I'm sure there's some
> subtlety that--as a user, not an admin--I'm missing, that those
> overly-simplified instructions aren't including, but I can't seem to
> communicate what it is. I'll try posting a transcript of my efforts.
>
> DG
>
> YOU!...are Big Data <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data>.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Bob Archer <Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com> wrote:
>
>> Not sure how we got off list. But, I just used svnsync to move a repo
>> to google code.. it was pretty easy. Just follow the instructions on their
>> wiki page:****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *How do I import an existing Subversion repository?*
>>
>> To upload the history of an existing Subversion repository, use the
>> svnsync tool that ships with Subversion 1.4 or later. Run svnsync help to
>> read more about this tool.****
>>
>> Note that your Google Code repository must be reset to revision 0<https://code.google.com/p/support/source/detail?r=0> for
>> this to work. Your project's Source tab will display instructions on how to
>> reset the repository yourself. (Note: you must be a project owner to reset
>> your own repository, and also to push code up with svnsync.)****
>>
>> Here's a sample transcript that demonstrates how you can push history
>> from an existing repository (located at file:///my/repos) to your
>> repository on Google Code:****
>>
>> $ svnsync init --username YOURUSERNAME https://
>> YOURPROJECT.googlecode.com/svn file:///path/to/localrepos
>> Copied properties for revision 0.
>> $ svnsync sync --username YOURUSERNAME https://
>> YOURPROJECT.googlecode.com/svn
>> Committed revision 1.
>> Copied properties for revision 1.
>> Committed revision 2.
>> Copied properties for revision 2.
>> [...]****
>>
>> When prompted for your password, use your googlecode.com password, which
>> can be found on the settings tab<http://code.google.com/hosting/settings> of
>> your profile page.****
>>
>> Running svnsync on a large repository will take a significant amount of
>> time. If you are disconnected during the process, you may see the error
>> message "svnsync: Couldn't get lock on destination repos after 10
>> attempts". If this happens, you can remove the lock yourself; see the
>> "Locks" section of svnsync.txt<http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/notes/svnsync.txt>
>> .****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> BOb****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* David Goldsmith [mailto:eulergaussriemann_at_gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 31, 2013 3:25 PM
>>
>> *To:* Bob Archer
>> *Subject:* Re: Windows file:/// URL format for svnsync****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> They used to have restrictions--for security--on what kind of executable
>> code you could upload, but I think that was (is?) just for Google docs; AFA
>> Google Code is concerned, seeing as how it's intended as an open source
>> code hub, they allow just about anything (at least, anything
>> text-based)--if there are restrictions, they don't feature them
>> prominently, so I'm not aware of them.****
>>
>>
>> ****
>>
>> YOU!...are Big Data <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data>.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Bob Archer <Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com> wrote:
>> ****
>>
>> I’ve never used google reports. Do they let you upload and import a dump
>> file?****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *From:* David Goldsmith [mailto:eulergaussriemann_at_gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:05 PM
>> *To:* Bob Archer****
>>
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: Windows file:/// URL format for svnsync****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Why wouldn't I just upload it to Google? I guess what I'm missing is:
>> how does SVN "recognize" history? By path and filename? So, if I preserve
>> that, shouldn't that be enough to preserve the history? Thanks again!***
>> *
>>
>> DG ****
>>
>>
>> ****
>>
>> YOU!...are Big Data <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data>.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 6:49 AM, Bob Archer <Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com> wrote:*
>> ***
>>
>> Good point… our just use svnrdump to dump the repo… then you can take
>> that file, load it into a repo on another machine and then sync that to
>> google.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *From:* Bert Huijben [mailto:bert_at_qqmail.nl]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:02 PM
>> *To:* 'David Goldsmith'
>> *Cc:* users_at_subversion.apache.org
>> *Subject:* RE: Windows file:/// URL format for svnsync****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> ‘svn info WORKINGCOPY’ will tell you the url in the repository and the
>> repository root.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Assuming that you have access to the entire repository you probably want
>> to sync from the repository root to an empty repository to have a local
>> backup. (Look in http://svnbook.red-bean.com for details on how to setup
>> the right hooks, etc)****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> And with a bit less time pressure you can then sync that to google code.*
>> ***
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Bert****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *From:* David Goldsmith [mailto:eulergaussriemann_at_gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* woensdag 30 oktober 2013 22:59
>> *Cc:* users_at_subversion.apache.org
>> *Subject:* Re: Windows file:/// URL format for svnsync****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Hi, Ben, and thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I think that was the
>> first (or perhaps the second) thing I tried, to no avail (also
>> unfortunately, I'm away from my work computer for the rest of the day so I
>> can't check my command history or the error message it generated). ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> As I think about my sitch, I realize that the folder I thought was the
>> root of the repository probably isn't, because it's the root of the
>> directory tree in which reside all the files that I edit day-to-day, and
>> that's supposed to be a working copy, not the repository itself, correct?
>> Assuming that's correct, my ultimate goal is to "relocate" my project, with
>> history, to a new, empty Google code project (already created and
>> reset)--how should I proceed: should I continue to try to svnsync my new
>> Google project to my existing repository (to which I'll never again have
>> access after tomorrow), and if so, how do I find my repository from knowing
>> where a working copy is ('cause, clearly, I've forgotten)? Or should I
>> just upload my working copy from its root, and then check that out to any
>> place else I want to be able to work on it--would such an upload include
>> the history, and would Google Code recognize it? Please advise/help!****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Thanks,****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> DG****
>>
>>
>> ****
>>
>> YOU!...are Big Data <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data>.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Ben Reser <ben_at_reser.org> wrote:****
>>
>> On 10/30/13 1:08 PM, David Goldsmith wrote:
>> > Hi! I can't seem to get the formatting for my source repository
>> name--which is
>> > a Windows directory--correct for svnsync: I've tried forward slashes and
>> > backslashes, quotes and no quotes, relative path and absolute
>> path--nada. My
>> > repository, in Windows syntax, is C:\MWDM--how do I specify this as
>> part of the
>> > source argument to svnsync? Thanks,****
>>
>> file:///C:/MWDM
>>
>> Note that there are 3 forward slashes before the path because you want a
>> blank
>> host entry.
>>
>>
>> http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.7/svn.basic.in-action.html#svn.advanced.reposurls
>> ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>
>
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