> I have a natural aversion to svn:externals since it messes up the SVN > version control. When you copy a resource with an externals property to > a new branch, the branch has a copy of the property (not what it points > to). This makes it too easy to modify the HEAD when you think you are > working on a branch, and makes the branch mutable from the HEAD.
The SVN manual covers this issue; they say "commit" command specifically ignores external subdirectories unless they are explicitly pointed. BTW similar issue may happen in a "mixed" workspace with subdirectories switched to different branches. -- Alexey > > Regards, > Tim >
