On Jan 17, 2012, at 17:33 , Andrew wrote: > Hello all! > > I've got an issue with a repo that I manage regarding svn:externals > and have been unable to find any information regarding it (apologies > if the issue has already been brought up and I didn't find it.) > > So I've got a pair of projects, we'll call them /tools and /libs. > Under each I'm using ./tags/v1.0 ./tags/v2.0 as well as an > svn:externals of ./tags/latest which points to the most recent tagged > version.
Subversion tags are URLs in a repository. The svn:externals values are stored, but not interpreted, in the repository. > This all works fine. What I'd like to do and seem to be > unable is to use svn:externals to point from /tools/tags/v2.0/libs to > /libs/tags/latest, as that directory only exists as a property of it's > parent. I'd like to use this so that I don't have to worry about > updating the libs path for my tools every time I release a new > version. > > Does anyone have any ideas on how I might be able to accomplish this > or a more effective way of managing this code? One idea is to svn rm ^/libs/tags/latest svn cp ^/libs/tags/1.1 ^/libs/tags/latest every time you create a new tag, so that the .../latest URL is a copy of the most recent tag. Teams accustomed to "promotion levels" (i.e., coming from a version control system that includes build and release management) often use this kind of scheme after switching to Subversion. But the actual content of .../latest is obscured by the generic name. You need to run 'svn log' to find out what's actually there. I'd prefer to use unique tag URLs in svn:externals, with peg revisions of course. When tagging a new releases, instead of silently swapping a .../latest URL, I'd announce it via a bug-tracker or continuous integration system. Or by email or just shouting across the room. Steve -- Stephen Butler | Consultant elego Software Solutions GmbH Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin, Germany tel: +49 30 2345 8696 | mobile: +49 163 25 45 015 fax: +49 30 2345 8695 | http://www.elego.de Geschäftsführer: Olaf Wagner | Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 77719
