Re: Action needed to get critical SVN related fix in Windows 7 SP1

[James Mansion]

Bert Huijben wrote:

                Hi,

 

Theoretically we could work around this by deleting the file in your 
working copy... and then write the new data. But this has one 
essential problem: What if for whatever reason the delete occured but 
the write didn't? (Or when it stops half way). Now we write a 
temporary file and then move it in place. This file move operation 
either succeeds, or it fails (leaving both files). In both cases we 
don't lose data, while in the delete then write case we would.

Isn't there transactional update support in NTFS now?  Disclaimer: I 
haven't tried it.

James