I need to limit access to merge changes into the trunk to specific individuals. Is there any way to limit merge rights on specific folders in subversion? I don't want to block merging from branch to branch, only into the trunk.
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A:
Can't you make the trunk read-only for those specific people, using Subversion's access control mechanisms?
In your svnaccess file:
[/MyProject/trunk]
me = rw
albert = r
bernard = r
chris = rw
would allow you and Chris to make changes (including merges) to the trunk of "MyProject", while only giving read permissions to Albert and Bernard.
onnodb
2009-03-12 14:39:24
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A:
AFAIK there's no such thing as "merge rights", only read and write permissions. And merging is actually a write operation, you have to give write permission to specific folders ('trunk' in you case) only to those you want to.
Pleas read "Path-Based Authorization" for details.
Milen A. Radev
2009-03-12 14:41:33
Agree. A "merge" is really an Update (read from repo), followed by some edits (combining your code), followed by a commit. That commit looks like any other.
gbarry
2009-03-13 00:00:07