> > > >> Can I make a local (patched) branch of an svn:external? That way I could >>> pull updates as needed, but still retain access to the full commit >>> history. >>> >> >> You'd need to manually (or some automated fashion) apply each commit >> made to their repository to your own repository. >> This is very tedious if they make a lot of commits. >> And revision numbers between repositories wouldn't match up. >> >> I don't understand what the real problem you want to solve is. >> Maybe you want to browse their history without internet access? >> If you want to browse their history without internet access, I would >> recommend keeping an svnsync copy of their repository on your hard drive. >> > > I think the idea is that he'd like to see the development history of both > the vendor and local changes as a continuous set of changes as you would if > they were in the same repository with log and diff working across any points > in time or branch versions. It seems like a reasonable thing to want, but I > don't think it is possible with subversion. > > > That's exactly right.
Should I post this to the dev list?
