Hi I haven't had a reply to this question of mine yet. So I would like to rephrase it:
Is it true that if I delete an external relating to a folder or file then svn will not automatically delete that folder/file from my local working copy? This seems to be related to Subversion issue #3351 (although that issue only relates to file externals, not folder externals). It is seems that a fresh check out is required. Or is it ok to delete the 'external' folder/file in my wc using an operating system delete operation? Best regards David ________________________________________ From: David Aldrich [david.aldr...@eu.nec.com] Sent: 11 March 2010 16:11 To: users@subversion.apache.org Subject: Unexpected Externals behaviour in working copy Hi I have a question about externals. I tried the following scenario in my working copy: 1) Add an external definition to directory A, specifying subdirectory B 2) Commit directory A 3) Update directory A I then see A/B populated Then: 4) Edit external definition to directory A, specifying subdirectory C 5) Commit directory A 6) Update directory A I then see A/C populated, but directory A/B remains in the wc. If I checkout a new working copy, it shows A/C but not A/B, as expected. So, in short, changing an external definition on a directory seems not to remove the previous external content from the committer's working copy. I hope this makes sense. Please will someone explain? Best regards David Click https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/nypLE7lZxS7TndxI!oX7UvIItv2OGGpTAw!IKZCqldsHAq!cPr+aidCSu5mXugUL!MaMXUtHUxa1yubdBaCdqw== to report this email as spam.
