Can we use relative paths in svn:externals propset?
I have two projects under a single repository, with A being dependent on B being checked out. To set the svn:externals propset, can I use a relative path for the checkout directory for the depending (B) directory? Such as : svn propset svn:externals ../buildsupport http://URL/buildsupport/trunk BuildScripts Will this work? I can't afford to try it on that repository since it's a live development repository... Thanks! -- Dingo Dave Bartmess Broomfield, CO. USA http://edingo.net
Re: Can we use relative paths in svn:externals propset?
On 04/29/2010 01:09 PM, David Bartmess wrote: I have two projects under a single repository, with A being dependent on B being checked out. To set the svn:externals propset, can I use a relative path for the checkout directory for the depending (B) directory? Such as : svn propset svn:externals ../buildsupport http://URL/buildsupport/trunk BuildScripts Will this work? I can't afford to try it on that repository since it's a live development repository... You can always try setting up externals by modifying them in your working copy and running svn update and see if you get the desired result. You don't need to commit the change to test it. IIRC, you can't have a relative path to a directory outside the directory where the external is, as it doesn't know if it's a Subversion working copy or not. Blair
Re: Can we use relative paths in svn:externals propset?
David Bartmess wrote: I have two projects under a single repository, with A being dependent on B being checked out. To set the svn:externals propset, can I use a relative path for the checkout directory for the depending (B) directory? Such as : svn propset svn:externals ../buildsupport http://URL/buildsupport/trunk BuildScripts Will this work? I can't afford to try it on that repository since it's a live development repository... Maybe you can afford to read the manual, it explains all this...
Re: Can we use relative paths in svn:externals propset?
On 4/29/2010 2:18 PM, Blair Zajac wrote: On 04/29/2010 01:09 PM, David Bartmess wrote: I have two projects under a single repository, with A being dependent on B being checked out. To set the svn:externals propset, can I use a relative path for the checkout directory for the depending (B) directory? Such as : svn propset svn:externals ../buildsupport http://URL/buildsupport/trunk BuildScripts Will this work? I can't afford to try it on that repository since it's a live development repository... You can always try setting up externals by modifying them in your working copy and running svn update and see if you get the desired result. You don't need to commit the change to test it. IIRC, you can't have a relative path to a directory outside the directory where the external is, as it doesn't know if it's a Subversion working copy or not. Blair Thanks, that explains what I needed to know... Relative paths using a parent (..) or absolute paths aren't handled. So it won't work with my system, since all the build files point to a parent sandbox directory, not the current directory, for the dependencies... -- Dingo Dave Bartmess Broomfield, CO. USA http://edingo.net
