> > I actually forgot the dumbest and easiest solution, that works fine, > > that is, to use svn switch. > > > > checkout a gcc copy. > > > > go to the gcc subdir > > > > svn switch svn+ssh://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/svn/gcc/emptydir ada > > > > repeat for each dir you don't want. > > > > This allows update and commit and all others to work from the top-level > > dir without any problems. It also should work okay through merges and > > other things. > > > > Thank you. I've removed most of the C++, java, and ada > code. My working copying is now 290MB.
> I spent nearly 5 hours yesterday reading the svn FAQ, mailing list > archives, and the docs. I never came across this solution. It only works because subversion really does allow mixed working copies, but you can't generate them using non-recursive checkouts right now, you have to use switch.
