On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 6:23 PM, David Brodbeck <bro...@uw.edu> wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:01 AM, zhiwei chen <zhiw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> hi,all. >> >> I use webdav to host a svn repository, for some reason I want to >> disable copy and move command, ie. uses can't use 'svn copy' and 'svn >> move' to commit. >> >> I know I can use pre-commit to disable copy and move, and is there >> another way to do this? > > > I'm not sure this will accomplish what you want. It won't prevent users > from checking out files, using their system's own filesystem commands to > move them, then checking them in in a new location.
I can actually see reasons for this. Forcing an import forces a new history to be started, and breaks the cross-branch dependencies that are the sworn archenemy of clearing out debris with svndumpfilter when rebuilding or transferring a repository.
