TortoiseSVN 1.6.8 missing repository browser in Branch/Tag "To URL" dialog?

Question

It seems that in TortoiseSVN 1.6.8 (on Windows), when you click the "To URL..." button in the Branch/Tag dialog, it now pops up a generic "browse for folders" dialog. It used to pop up a Repository Browser. Displaying a regular folder browser isn't much use, since you can't navigate to any of the tags/branches via the file system.

Does anyone know if this is a regression or a deliberate change? Any possible workarounds (other than reverting to 1.6.7, which works fine)?

Notes:

• I am running a repository on the local file system, which may yield different results to one going across a network.
• I'm definitely using an FSFS repository, so changes to BDB access via file:/// shouldn't apply.
• The only reference I could find to this problem is here: http://groups.google.com/group/tortoisesvn/browse_thread/thread/f3406d1bad89f1d9.

Answer 1

I see the same behavior, seems to be a bug. If the "url" is pointing to the root of the repository (without trunk and anything) the repository browser is displayed... kind of a workaround but still annoying.

Edit: And you are right: it is related to local repositories. I do not see this with server based repositories.

Answer 2

The bug was fixed in 1.6.10 earlier this week.