Subversion as version-incrementor at each commit?

Question

I'd like to update the (highest) revision number to a file inside a subversion repository after each commit.

I thought of a svn version keyword, but doesn't this only get updated if the specific file was changed?

i.e. I have a file version.php where i have the version/revision numbers, but only update anotherfile.php in my commit - this won't change the version/revision information version.php has.

Is a commit hook my only option? If yes, any examples?

Answer 1

Subversion uses a repository-wide revision numbering system (see the "Global Revision Numbers" sidebar here), so your file is already being bumped.

Answer 2

Sounds like you want some kind of $GlobalRev$ to get the global revision number into your files.

The appropriate tool you may want to look at would be svnversion

You can use it as post-commit hook or in your build/deployment process to create or modify a global version file.

Also see "Where's $GlobalRev$?" in this page

Answer 3

We don't do this on commit, we do this as part of our deployment process. The deployment pulls the latest code (or a particular revision) along with the SVN revision number, puts the version in the relvent places (AssemblyInfo, PHP version file etc.) then deploys it to test/UAT/live/whatever.

Answer 4

Hook scripts are the only option here. You have two options to accomplish that task: Either verify that the version.php is up-to-date in a pre-commit script, as suggested by the subversion handbook, or initiate another commit updating your version file in a post-commit script. You should not modify the commited files in hooks as pointed out by the handbook.