Re: size of .svn/pristine directory (svn 1.7.x)

On 2013-12-09 17:37:28 +0100, Stefan Sperling wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 05:30:21PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > I noticed that the size of the .svn/pristine directory can get huge
> > over time (several times the expected size). A "svn cleanup" solves
> > the problem, but
> > 1. this isn't documented (I'm wondering how many users know that);
> > 2. this isn't automatic.
> >
> > About (2), svn could warn the user when a cleanup could be needed.
> > I don't know what is the best solution.
> >
> > I've reported a bug on the Debian BTS about that:
> >
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731769
>
> Where is the point in filing bugs with Debian about that?
> Are they going to do anything else than tracking related
> bug entries upstream?

Yes, sometimes they do. For instance, the change (which is some kind
of regression) could be announced in NEWS.Debian to make the user
aware of it (for new features, pointing to the release notes should
be sufficient). An optional cron script to check the working copies
could be useful too.

> There already is http://subversion.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4071
>
> Would you like to submit a documentation patch, for example to
> the svnbook? See http://svnbook.red-bean.com/

First, "svn help cleanup" currently says:

cleanup: Recursively clean up the working copy, removing locks, resuming
unfinished operations, etc.

I suggest to change it to something like:

cleanup: Recursively clean up the working copy, removing locks, resuming
unfinished operations, removing unreferenced pristines, etc.
In 1.7, we recommend to run "svn cleanup" periodically to reduce the size
of the working copy.

I've attached a patch for the svnbook (not tested).

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