Hi,
I am supporting a Subversion repository that has a some interesting
requirements.
- Log message minimum length.
- Files in release directories must not be changed or deleted.
- Files in template directories must not be copied. They should be
extracted instead.
These I have all dealt with in a Python-based pre-commit hook.
I am stuck on one last requirement. All files in release directories
should have the svn:needs-lock property. The real goal is not the
svn:needs-lock property, but the read-only status when a release
version is checked out.
All released files are placed somewhere under a directory named
Rel, e.g., .../Rel/A10/20100215/ReleasedFiles.txt
My first attempt was to force it in the pre-commit hook. This did not
work, because to create a release, we just copy a development branch
to a release directory. That means no files are changed, so the
pre-commit hook does not get a chance to change, or even check for,
the svn:needs-lock property.
I also tried experimenting with the tsvn:autoprops property, but that
was also unsuccessful.
I have come up with 2 solutions, but I am looking for a better one.
1) Do not allow directories to be copied into release directories.
This would force the user to actually commit files.
2) Use the script add-needs-lock.py which can do exactly what I need.
The problem is that it takes several minutes to run, so it cannot
be run during the commit process. This leaves open the possibility
(probability) that a release version could be checked out but the
files not marked read-only.
Client: primarily TortoiseSVN 1.6.1x
Server: Apache 2.2 with svn 1.6.6? running on Windows XP
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Greg
