There are times when a Subversion working copy can mess up. This is usually due to human error, for example due to permissions problems or moving files or folders incorrectly These can usually be easily recoverable, although at times it can seem there’s no solution. Here are a few examples and their solutions.
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Locked down authoritative versioned code repositories
Posted 12th September 2009 by Andy | No CommentsCentralised versioning systems are inherently authoritative, but when dealing with decentralised systems, either patches are made and applied to the maintainer’s repository, or one repository should be defined as the authoritative one. If the authoritative repository requires commit access, it should be locked down as much as possible, requiring authentication, encryption, and push access without [...]
Which subversion branch should I follow?
Posted 7th March 2009 by Andy | No CommentsSubversion has become a popular versioning system for open-source projects. It has the capability to tag or branch the source code at a specific point in development, used to give users access to these revisions easily. It can be used to distribute this source to the developers working on the project, the end-user and other [...]