SVN Update fails due to folders with same name, just different case

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SVN Update fails due to folders with same name, just different case

Somehow someone has manage to create two folders with the same name except the case of the first letter (eg "trunk" and "Trunk") which causes the svn update to fail (because windows being case insensitive wont allow the creation of both folders).

How can I revert these changes on windows (and without direct access to the svn server)?

I'm using the tortoise svn client, and the server is Unix (which I'm guess why it allowed both folders to exist).

+6 A:

Use the repository browser to work directly on the repository; either delete the directory directly or view the log and find the revision which introduced the problem and revert changes from that revision.

Eamon Nerbonne 2009-08-31 13:01:06

+1 A:

You could svn rename the one you have.

geowa4 2009-08-31 13:06:50

This will not work on Windows. The Subversion administrative area of Subversion 1.0-1.6 can't handle file renames. (We are working on a new working copy library that will resolve this in 1.7)

Bert Huijben 2009-08-31 13:46:51

wow, that blows. i've always developed on linux so i never noticed.

geowa4 2009-08-31 17:50:56

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