[SVN-1643] Cannot copy -rBASE while in WC

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: all
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: unknown
• Labels: bite-sized
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 15/Dec/03 18:08
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:39
• Resolved: 10/Mar/09 15:22

Description

Subversion 0.34.0 on Win2K SP3.

I was trying to copy a file which I wanted to modify.  The file was modified in
the WC.  Please note that I did not want to revert, I really wanted a new copy
of the file, under a different name.

If instead of BASE I use HEAD, everything works fine.

Reproduction recipe:

svnadmin create repos
svn checkout file:///repos wc
cd wc
echo a >file.txt
svn add file.txt
svn commit --message "Adding file"
echo b >file.txt
svn copy -rBASE file.txt file1.txt


Result of recipe:

E:\>svn --version
svn, version 0.34.0 (r7859)
   compiled Dec  4 2003, 08:08:28
...

E:\>svnadmin create repos

E:\>svn checkout file:///repos wc
Checked out revision 0.

E:\>cd wc

E:\wc>echo a  1>file.txt

E:\wc>svn add file.txt
A         file.txt

E:\wc>svn commit --message "Adding file"
Adding         file.txt
Transmitting file data .
Committed revision 1.

E:\wc>echo b  1>file.txt

E:\wc>svn copy -rBASE file.txt file1.txt
svn: A path under version control is needed for this operation

http://www.contactor.se/~dast/svnusers/archive-2003-12/0406.shtml

Original issue reported by fbos