> -----Original Message----- > From: Alexander Shenkin [mailto:subvers...@shenkin.org] > Sent: 25 January 2012 15:10 > To: users@subversion.apache.org > Subject: Errors with mtime-retaining import script: > pre-revprop-change issue? > > Hello, > > I'm using the svn import script by Oliver Betz to retain file > mtime upon initial import > (http://svn.haxx.se/users/archive-2006-10/1345.shtml), but > i'm getting some errors. I'm hoping someone might be able to > help me out. > > when i run the script, i get the following error: > > > $ perl importWithMtime.pl > svn propset svn:date 2001-10-29T18:34:10.000000Z > --revprop -r HEAD > svn: E175002: DAV request failed; it's possible that > the repository's pre-revprop-change hook either failed or is > non-existent > svn: E175008: At least one property change failed; > repository is unchanged > svn: E175002: Error setting property 'date': > Repository has not been enabled to accept revision propchanges; > ask the administrator to create a pre-revprop-change hook > > > I do have a pre-revprop-change.tmpl hook in the repository.
I believe that you need to remove the `.tmpl' ~ those templates are not executed, they are there to give you something to start from... ~ mark c > It contains the code below. I'm using VisualSVN 2.5.2 on a > Windows 7 x64 machine with Cygwin Perl and TortoiseSVN. Any > help would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > Alex > > > ------------------- > > $ cat pre-revprop-change.tmpl > #!/bin/sh > > # PRE-REVPROP-CHANGE HOOK > # > # The pre-revprop-change hook is invoked before a revision property > # is added, modified or deleted. Subversion runs this hook > by invoking > # a program (script, executable, binary, etc.) named > 'pre-revprop-change' > # (for which this file is a template), with the following ordered > # arguments: > # > # [1] REPOS-PATH (the path to this repository) > # [2] REV (the revision being tweaked) > # [3] USER (the username of the person tweaking the > property) > # [4] PROPNAME (the property being set on the revision) > # [5] ACTION (the property is being 'A'dded, > 'M'odified, or 'D'eleted) > # > # [STDIN] PROPVAL ** the new property value is passed via STDIN. > # > # If the hook program exits with success, the propchange happens; but > # if it exits with failure (non-zero), the propchange doesn't happen. > # The hook program can use the 'svnlook' utility to examine the > # existing value of the revision property. > # > # WARNING: unlike other hooks, this hook MUST exist for revision > # properties to be changed. If the hook does not exist, Subversion > # will behave as if the hook were present, but failed. The reason > # for this is that revision properties are UNVERSIONED, meaning that > # a successful propchange is destructive; the old value is gone > # forever. We recommend the hook back up the old value somewhere. > # > # On a Unix system, the normal procedure is to have > 'pre-revprop-change' > # invoke other programs to do the real work, though it may do the > # work itself too. > # > # Note that 'pre-revprop-change' must be executable by the > user(s) who will > # invoke it (typically the user httpd runs as), and that user must > # have filesystem-level permission to access the repository. > # > # On a Windows system, you should name the hook program > # 'pre-revprop-change.bat' or 'pre-revprop-change.exe', > # but the basic idea is the same. > # > # The hook program typically does not inherit the environment of > # its parent process. For example, a common problem is for the > # PATH environment variable to not be set to its usual value, so > # that subprograms fail to launch unless invoked via absolute path. > # If you're having unexpected problems with a hook program, the > # culprit may be unusual (or missing) environment variables. > # > # Here is an example hook script, for a Unix /bin/sh interpreter. > # For more examples and pre-written hooks, see those in > # the Subversion repository at > # > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/tools/hook-sc > ripts/ and > # > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/contrib/hook-scripts/ > > > REPOS="$1" > REV="$2" > USER="$3" > PROPNAME="$4" > ACTION="$5" > > if [ "$ACTION" = "M" -a "$PROPNAME" = "svn:log" <svn:log> ]; > then exit 0; fi > > echo "Changing revision properties other than svn:log is > prohibited" >&2 > exit 1 >
