I think the problem is: if a file inherits mergeinfo from somewhere above the wc root, then that mergeinfo won't be preserved in the copy target.
In other words, svn will recurse to find a parent/ancestor from which mergeinfo is inherited only up to the wc root, but won't connect to the repository to investigate whether mergeinfo is inherited from a parent/ancestor of the wc root. So, typically, this should only be a concern if you're working in a wc whose root is not a branch root. (I have a feeling this wasn't quite clear at all...) Daniel Paul Maier wrote on Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 01:30:09 +0100: > Hello! > > I'm used to "svn cp" within the same WC, everything seems to work fine. > I just read this warning and now I wonder if this is relevant for my use case. > > svn help cp > [...] > WARNING: For compatibility with previous versions of Subversion, > copies performed using two working copy paths (WC -> WC) will not > contact the repository. As such, they may not, by default, be able > to propagate merge tracking information from the source of the copy > to the destination. > > Thanks! > Paul >
