On 06.11.2018 13:29, xxsa...@seznam.cz wrote: > Hello, > I am trying to remove symbolic link that is currently under version control > but with keeping it in the file system. I try to do it like this: > svn delete --keep-local xyz > > When now trying to commit this change, I get following error: > svn: E145001: Commit failed (details follow): > svn: E145001: Entry 'xyz' has unexpectedly changed special status > > svn --version > svn, version 1.7.14 (r1542130) > > Is this a bug or just wrong approach?
It's a bug in a version of Subversion that's far too old. You really should upgrade if you can; 1.7.x and 1.8.x are no longer supported. It works with 1.11: $ svnadmin create repo $ svn co file://$(pwd)/repo wc Checked out revision 0. $ ln -s foo wc/bar $ svn add wc/bar A wc/bar $ svn ci -mm wc Adding wc/bar Transmitting file data .done Committing transaction... Committed revision 1. $ svn rm --keep-local wc/bar D wc/bar $ svn ci -mm wc Deleting wc/bar Committing transaction... Committed revision 2. $ svn st wc ? wc/bar $ ls -l wc total 0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 brane staff 3 6 Nov 15:36 bar -> foo -- Brane
