On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 02:57, Markus Schaber <m.scha...@3s-software.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > > Is it true that the only way to find out whether a directory residing > somewhere deep in a working copy tree is included via “svn:externals” is to > check the parent directory? >
Yes. Due to how WC metadata is handled, a directory in a WC doesn't "know" what's above it in the hierarchy. This may change with 1.7 but that's merely wild speculation based on the fact that the WC handling code has been completely redone.
