> On Jan 5, 2015, at 5:46, <john.aa...@kongsberg.com> wrote: > > Hi > > I am not subscribed to the mailing list. Please CC me on any replies to this > mail. > > I am having trouble with the svn copy command. I am running RedHat Enterprise > Linux Workstation release 6.3 and svn version 1.6.1 (r934486).
Do you have a test environment you'd be willing to test 1.7 or 1.8 on? 1.6.11 is no longer supported. I've been trying to get 1.7 or 1.8 major releases into Repoforge for a while, but that repo seems to be moribund. > I use the svn copy to create a tag based on a working copy, including any > changes in externals. > (I know that there should not be any changes in the externals, but it is very > important for me that the tag is an accurate copy of the working copy) > > I create a list of the externals, and if they are not locked to a specific > revision, I use svn copy to create a tag of the external. > This works fine for directory externals, but for file externals it fails > silently. > Attempting the same command for a file which is not an external works fine. > > Is this a known bug or feature in Subversion? > > More details: > In my Sandbox I have got a number of files in a directory. One of these, > SKernConstants_pck.vhd, is an external file. > The other files are not externals. > > % svn info config/hdl/SKernConstants_pck.vhd > Path: config/hdl/SKernConstants_pck.vhd > Name: SKernConstants_pck.vhd > URL: svn://XXXX/SKern/branches/ft1/config/hdl/SKernConstants_pck.vhd > Repository Root: XXXX > Repository UUID: 5c878c7f-b7b8-46de-b0ce-59b764e9bf1b > Revision: 13028 > Node Kind: file > Schedule: normal > Last Changed Author: johnaas > Last Changed Rev: 12480 > Last Changed Date: 2014-11-10 10:31:46 +0100 (Mon, 10 Nov 2014) > Text Last Updated: 2014-11-30 14:45:56 +0100 (Sun, 30 Nov 2014) > Checksum: 0e9339b5000f26d70680927dda1d4d46 > > % svn info config/hdl/Sadm_pck.vhd > Path: config/hdl/Sadm_pck.vhd > Name: Sadm_pck.vhd > URL: svn://XXXX/Saft/branches/ft1/config/hdl/Sadm_pck.vhd > Repository Root: XXXX > Repository UUID: 5c878c7f-b7b8-46de-b0ce-59b764e9bf1b > Revision: 13028 > Node Kind: file > Schedule: normal > Last Changed Author: johnaas > Last Changed Rev: 12542 > Last Changed Date: 2014-11-11 14:52:28 +0100 (Tue, 11 Nov 2014) > Text Last Updated: 2014-11-30 14:45:29 +0100 (Sun, 30 Nov 2014) > Checksum: f950055c56d0e84eb42435239525db04 > > % ls -l config/hdl/ > total 240 > -rw-rw-r--. 1 johnaas games 1164 Nov 30 14:45 Sadm_pck.vhd > -rw-rw-r--. 1 johnaas games 10426 Nov 30 14:45 SKernConstants_pck.vhd > > Local file: Copy OK > % svn copy config/hdl/Sadm_pck.vhd > svn://XXXX/SKern/tags/Saft_01_0042/config/hdl/Sadm_pck.vhd -m "Debug tagBuild > with single files as externals" --parents > > Committed revision 13543. > > External file: Copy fails silently > % svn copy config/hdl/SKernConstants_pck.vhd > svn://XXXX/SKern/tags/Saft_01_0041/config/hdl/SKernConstants_pck.vhd -m > "Debug tagBuild with single files as externals" --parents > % svn copy config/hdl/SKernConstants_pck.vhd > svn://bkgl-fpga-vp01/JSM/SKern/tags/Saft_01_0041/config/hdl/ -m "Debug > tagBuild with single files as externals" –parents > > > I have done some tests using strace and diffed these two. The attached images > show that > Stracediff1: Sadm run prints a message before exiting > Stracediff2: SKernConstants run stops after the first two lstats. > > > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY > This e-mail and any attachment contain KONGSBERG information which may be > proprietary, confidential or subject to export regulations, and is only meant > for the intended recipient(s). Any disclosure, copying, distribution or use > is prohibited, if not otherwise explicitly agreed with KONGSBERG. If received > in error, please delete it immediately from your system and notify the sender > properly. > <stracediff2.PNG> > <stracediff1.PNG>
