On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 6:13 AM Daniel Sahlberg <daniel.l.sahlb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Den fre 23 juni 2023 kl 14:55 skrev Steudel, Philipp > <philipp.steu...@worldline.com>: >> >> Hi support, >> >> >> >> calling svnsync synchronize now ends in attached dump. >> >> First I got a message like “Failed to load module for FS type 'bdb' >> tortoise” or like >> >> >> >> svnsync: E170013: Unable to connect to a repository at URL 'file:///…' >> >> svnsync: E180001: Unable to open repository 'file:///…' >> >> svnsync: E160043: Expected FS format between '1' and '7'; found format '8' >> >> >> >> although in the file format there was a 5. >> >> >> >> I tried different numbers, but got the message above or to use 5 or 7, but >> after some trials now I get this hard error. >> >> >> >> How can I synchronize my repo successfully? > > > Did you change anything in any of the repository files? That is not supported > and you have a high risk of ruining things. Please restore any changes and > check the original error message. > > You mention "bdb" and "tortoise" leading me to believe you have installed > TortoiseSVN and trying to access a repository in the bdb format. I don't > think TortoiseSVN is capable of accessing a BDB repository (since the > required modules are not included in the default compilation settings - maybe > you can get lucky if you find a really old version). Some more information on > the bdb format: https://subversion.apache.org/faq.html#bdb-fsfs-convert > > Kind regards, > Daniel Sahlberg
TortoiseSVN uses whichever Subversion was contemporary at the time it was built, and may include bdb support. I believe contemporary versions include BDB support for backwards compatibility. But it sounds like your setup is due for some updates.
