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Re: Node '....' has unexpectedly changed kind, after svn upgrade

From: Branko Čibej <brane_at_wandisco.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 14:03:22 +0200

On 16.09.2014 13:21, hankin wrote:
> The status was ~
>
> Something was definitely broken.
>
> When I remove the file and run "svn update", it is a normal file but
> with only one line. But the file has many lines and is a normal file.
> The status is still ~ after removing and updating.
>
> But if I change the file to a symlink, the status is M
>
> Anyways, I changed it to a link, removed the file, copied back the
> data, and added it again. It's ok now.

The most likely explanation is that something (perhaps an editor?)
replaced the symlink with a file that contained the symlink target's
contents. Subversion wouldn't do that itself.

-- Brane
Received on 2014-09-16 14:04:00 CEST

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