Hi Brane, thank you for quick response. Unfortunately I cannot update to newer Subversion. I have removed it without the --keep-local parameter
Thanks, Dan On 2018/11/06 14:41:01, Branko Čibej <br...@apache.org> wrote: > On 06.11.2018 13:29, xxsa...@seznam.cz wrote: > > Hello, > > I am trying to remove symbolic link that is currently under version control > > but with keeping it in the file system. I try to do it like this: > > svn delete --keep-local xyz > > > > When now trying to commit this change, I get following error: > > svn: E145001: Commit failed (details follow): > > svn: E145001: Entry 'xyz' has unexpectedly changed special status > > > > svn --version > > svn, version 1.7.14 (r1542130) > > > > Is this a bug or just wrong approach? > > It's a bug in a version of Subversion that's far too old. You really > should upgrade if you can; 1.7.x and 1.8.x are no longer supported. > > It works with 1.11: > > $ svnadmin create repo > $ svn co file://$(pwd)/repo wc > Checked out revision 0. > $ ln -s foo wc/bar > $ svn add wc/bar > A wc/bar > $ svn ci -mm wc > Adding wc/bar > Transmitting file data .done > Committing transaction... > Committed revision 1. > $ svn rm --keep-local wc/bar > D wc/bar > $ svn ci -mm wc > Deleting wc/bar > Committing transaction... > Committed revision 2. > $ svn st wc > ? wc/bar > $ ls -l wc > total 0 > lrwxr-xr-x 1 brane staff 3 6 Nov 15:36 bar -> foo > > > > -- Brane > >
