subversion url redirect

Question

I couldn't figure out how to do a repository url redirect in Svn...

Here is a scenario:

For SVN server we use Visual SVN, for clients mostly Tortoise SVN.

We create a branch each time we do a production source rollover. Then the url looks like this:

http://svnserver.blabla.com/branches/8%5F3%5F0%5F0/development ... next time will be http://svnserver.blabla.com/branches/8%5F4%5F0%5F0/development etc.

Now I want to have one URL like this : http://svnserver.blabla.com/production/ ... to be pointing to http://svnserver.blabla.com/branches/8%5F3%5F0%5F0/

So any time you want to checkout or to go to production source we will use one URL.

Can this be done and how?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Ive neer used VisualSVN but assuming it has all the features of Subversion the easiest way is to set production as an svn:external to your branch. Then everytime you roll over youd need to edit this property to point to the proper branch.

Answer 2

If you use apache as a front end of the svn server, you could try to redirect the url in the apache config (httpd.conf). Ie:

RewriteRule "http://svnserver.blabla.com/branches/prod" "http://svnserver.blabla.com/branches/release_74" [P]

Some useful links: http://serverfault.com/questions/79938/how-can-i-configure-apache-to-redirect-a-subdirectory-to-a-subversion-repo http://silmor.de/49

I hope it helps you

Answer 3

Create a branch called /production, and merge or copy each production release’s changes to it. This will accomplish your goal of always having the production code accessible at the same URL, and SVN’s merge/copy tracking will record which branch generated which revision of /production.