On 15.06.2017 22:35, Peter Willis wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am having an issue with an external (pointing to a file) included in > one of my projects. > > > > I have a single external in my repository that points to a file. > > > > On my windows desktop I can check out the directory containing the > external just fine. > > The code checks out and the external also checks out. > > > > The same repository path checked out using command line on another > computer gives the following: > > > > ……………..BEGIN EXAMPLE > > > > svn checkout --username myname --password mypass > "svn://svn.myoffice.net/repos/instrument_model/src/trunk/driver" . > > A README.txt > > A install_driver.sh > > U . > > > > Fetching external item into > 'svn://svn.myoffice.net/repos/driver/trunk/driver2015.ko' > > svn: Unrecognized URL scheme 'driver2015.ko' > > > > …………END EXAMPLE > > > > > > I have removed the external and redefined it to no avail. > > > > SVN is not complaining about the revision control path (ie: > 'svn://svn.myoffice.net/repos/driver/trunk/aslacq2015.ko' ) > > In fact, I can check out 'svn://svn.myoffice.net/repos/driver/trunk’ > into a different working directory (on the problem machine) and I get > that file. > > > > SVN is actually complaining about the *FILE* path of the external in > the working directory as though it is a problem URL. (?!!) > > > > Is there any reason why it should work on one computer and not another? >
Can you show the output of 'svn --version' on that computer where it doesn't work? It looks like your Subversion was compiled without support for the svn:// protocol (which would be really strange). -- Brane