Why does `svnversion -c` give me a range?

Hi Folks,

I would like to include the svn revision number in my project's version info but I am confused by the results of svnversion. I want the version number of a tagged tree to always be the same (i.e. the last commit to the tag) but if the tag is to be rebuilt using a fresh checkout some time later `svnversion` seems to report the HEAD revision. So I looked at `svnversion -c` but this always seems to give me a range e.g. `2:1476`, even directly after an update.

I have read the red book but it is quite vague about the -c option. Why is `-c` always giving me a range?

Many thanks,

~ mark c
Received on 2013-12-04 13:01:24 CET