(NOTE: All fake URL's below are shown as https:/ or http:/, with just a single slash.)
I've spent most of the day trying to get TortoiseSVN to work with my bug tracking system using a relative URL for the bugtraq:url parameter. I'm using SSL on the repository with a self-issued certificate. I'm using VisualSVN for the server and client pieces and Versioned.com's "Artifacts" for the bug tracking piece.
Seems like the only way I can make the embedded hyperlink (e.e. %BUGID%) work to fire up the browser is to use an absolute path for bugtraq:url, like this:
https:/my-server/svn/ProjectName/trunk/Bugs/artifacts.html#%BUGID%
I've tried every variation I can think of for relative paths (using "^/bla") without any luck. I'm getting a link showing up in the commit and log dialogs, but when I click on it it's a NOP. Here's what the TortoiseSVN docs say:
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You can also use relative URLs instead of absolute ones. This is useful when your issue tracker is on the same domain/server as your source repository. In case the domain name ever changes, you don't have to adjust the bugtraq:url property. There are two ways to specify a relative URL:
If it begins with the string ^/ it is assumed to be relative to the repository root. For example, ^/../?do=details&id=%BUGID% will resolve to http:/tortoisesvn.net/?do=details&id=%BUGID% if your repository is located on http:/tortoisesvn.net/svn/trunk/.
A URL beginning with the string / is assumed to be relative to the server's hostname. For example /?do=details&id=%BUGID% will resolve to http:/tortoisesvn.net/?do=details&id=%BUGID% if your repository is located anywhere on http:/tortoisesvn.net.
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I'm beginning to think that this is a limitation of either: A) using HTTPS on my VisualSVN Server; or B) trying to access a project on the same box as the repository but that's stored separate from the repository.