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SVN: Release branch and externals?

Hi All, We have two websites for the same client (main www site and another for the ecommerce site which sits on a seperate server) that use shared portion of code (various features/styles/javascript etc.). We currently manage this by having the shared code as seperate projects (in the same repos) in SVN and using svn:externals to pull ...

Change SVN commit message afterwards?

I would like to re-write a big number of SVN commit messages to a different structure, e.g. prefix a category. From: "foo" now accepts "bar" format for connection string. I want core - database - "foo" now accepts "bar" format for connection string. Is there an easy way to do this that does not include dumping the whole repository us...

Silent Fail on subclipse login

I'm unable to connect to the SVN repository through subclipse: the login dialog box pops up, I enter my credentials, which I know work, since I can put them in through a web browser or at the command line, and then it simply resets the dialog. I see no "authorization failed" or "incorrect password" kind of messages (no messages of any ki...

How can I remove SVN directories after a confirmation prompt?

Hello, I want to be able to remove the .SVN folders from a directory. I found the following registry hack that will allow you to do just that... http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2007/02/24/shell-command-remove-svn-folders.aspx However, the one thing I don't like about this solution is that it gives NO CONFIRMATION at all. I ...

Using a variable to define a VCS root URL in Team City

We're trying to define a TeamCity project for a release tag. When we're ready to release, we tag trunk with a tag that includes the version number. We want the build process to checkout based on this tag and when the build is complete, move the files into a folder with a name that is also based on the version number. We're only interest...

Can I have a folder that belongs to more than 1 SVN repository?

Essentially, I'm looking at a folder that can act as both a repository, and also syncable to another repository. I understand I can overcome this by checking out into 2 folders. But I'm facing space constraint, so can I have a folder structure with more than 1 SVN config? Thanks! Use Case Request: Have 2 computers syncing to a folder. ...

How do you suggest a Java application, or any other 3rd party application written in any language, interact with a backend tool, such as SVN/GIT?

Hi, So I'm looking to implement a wrapper for SVN in C#, I'm wondering what is the best way to interact with the SVN backend through the wrapper application. Any suggestions? The first thing that came through my head was directly using shell to manipulate SVN. Just wondering if there are alternative methods :) Thanks! ...

Cloning just a particular directory with hg?

I come from a Subversion background, but I am slowly migrating to Mercurial. When starting on many of my projects, I would setup a development environment that was configured to a particular starting point in developing an app/webapp/program (much like a Maven 2 archetype, but not necessarily Java/Maven). Later I would checkout th...

Tortoise SVN deleted folders keep coming back

I have a number of projects in my repository that are no longer needed. I removed them from the repository - this seemed to remove them from SVN control as the relevant icons in Windows Explorer went away and the folders now show as standard Windows folders. I then deleted the items from the hard disk. Imagine my suprise to find when ...

svn and git versioning models difference

I would like to know what is the difference between versioning approaches suggested by git (or other DVCSs) and subversion (or other CVCSs). Here is what I found on http://www.xsteve.at/prg/vc_svn/svn.txt regarding this topic: Subversion mananges versioned trees as first order objects (the repository is an array of trees), and ...

Comparing/finding out changed files across branches in Subversion

Hi all: I'm currently working off the version of my project from the head from Subversion. I have a branch which is an older version of the project. I now need to find out which files have changed and what are their changes. I was wondering are there any ways to find out? Are there special tools required to do so, or just regular co...

how to delete the committed test folders/file in google code ?

hi, is there a way to remove the test folders and files that i have committed in the google code branch ? ...

Best method for using Subclipse with an SSH Remote Project in Eclipse

Hi All, I have a Remote Project (via SSH) set up in Eclipse. The Subclipse plugin can't utilize the Remote Project's file system: Subclipse forum post As a result, you can't use the Subclipse features in a Remote Project. Are these my only options for synchronizing a remote SSH folder in Eclipse?: rsync / Unison to a local folder...

SVN - How to merge a fix on a branch to all afterwards branches and trunk ?

I recently did a hotfix on release 1.0 of my project, it is an essential fix that all afterwards releases/branches like 1.1, 1.2, also the trunk need to be patched with it. What should i do? btw, i am using tortoisesvn as the SVN client. ...

Trouble with SVN post-commit

Hi folks, I've been googling this stuff all day, and while I get tons of results, nothing seems to help me resolve the problem. I've installed SVN on my remote Apache server. I set up my repository, and added all of my code files. No problem. I installed TortoiseSVN on my local windows machine, and can check out and commit files withou...

How to make SVN ADD ignore binaries

Binaries (under Linux) don't have an extension so I cannot exclude them using patterns. Thus when I use SVN add to add a directory I will get something like $ svn add recursion_vector/ A recursion_vector A recursion_vector/rec_vec.cxx A recursion_vector/rec_vec.h A (bin) recursion_vector/rec_vec Here rec_vec ...

In SVN you can Check Out (to block others) can you do this in GIT?

In SVN you can Check Out (to block others from working on the same file). Can you do this in GIT? It seems like you have to set up a second system that tells people what files are being edited by who with GIT? ...

SVN diff flagging all lines of code as new when PC programmer updates file recently committed by Mac Programmer

Hey guys, Here's the scenario I'm currently running into: Programmer A (Using a Mac Version of Dreamweaver) edits file client.php and commits that file to the production branch of Project Foo's repository Programmer B (Using a Windows Version of Dreamweaver) edits file client.php to fix a bug in the that file. He then does a cp client...

Google code php clone

I am looking for a google code/*beanstalk* php clone that I could install on my server Does that exists ? I have tried Indefero, but it is a big pain to install it. ...

When merging files in Tortoise why do I sometimes get 2 working copies of files.

I recently did a merge in Subversion while most of my conflicts are of the type... MyFile.java MyFile.java.working MyFile.java.merge-left.rXXXXX MyFile.java.merge-right.rYYYYY I can easily resolve conflicts. However a few of my conflicts are of the type... MyFile.java MyFile.java.working MyFile.java.merge-left.rXXXXX MyFile.java.merg...